I. López-Ercilla, L. Rocha-Tejeda, S. Fulton, M.J. Espinosa-Romero, J. Torre, F.J. Fernández Rivera-Melo
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Abstract
Marine conservation and sustainable fisheries require diversified funding sources to align with Sustainable Development Goals. This study examined seven Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs) and seven community marine reserves in Mexico, spanning 60 months. FIPs averaged $60,296 USD annually, with variations based on FIP type and accessibility. Marine reserves required $2343.16 USD per square kilometer over 17 months, varying based on size and location. Private funding covered 91.5 % of costs, primarily from philanthropic donations (69.5 %) and fishing organizations (21 %), with a minor contribution from markets (1 %, only in FIPs). Public funding constituted 8.5 %, split between academia (4.5 %, only in reserves) and governmental sources (4 %). Despite efforts to engage other stakeholders, philanthropy remained the dominant funding source, most FIPs couldn't access a price premium and markets didn't support marine reserves. Community reserves heavily relied on philanthropy, raising concerns about long-term sustainability. Incorporating in-kind contributions, mainly from fishing organizations and communities, is crucial, particularly in small-scale fisheries in the Global South. Strengthening community agreements and public-private coordination is essential to attract new investments for small-scale fisheries' sustainability, addressing institutional challenges in the Global South.
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Ecological Economics is concerned with extending and integrating the understanding of the interfaces and interplay between "nature''s household" (ecosystems) and "humanity''s household" (the economy). Ecological economics is an interdisciplinary field defined by a set of concrete problems or challenges related to governing economic activity in a way that promotes human well-being, sustainability, and justice. The journal thus emphasizes critical work that draws on and integrates elements of ecological science, economics, and the analysis of values, behaviors, cultural practices, institutional structures, and societal dynamics. The journal is transdisciplinary in spirit and methodologically open, drawing on the insights offered by a variety of intellectual traditions, and appealing to a diverse readership.
Specific research areas covered include: valuation of natural resources, sustainable agriculture and development, ecologically integrated technology, integrated ecologic-economic modelling at scales from local to regional to global, implications of thermodynamics for economics and ecology, renewable resource management and conservation, critical assessments of the basic assumptions underlying current economic and ecological paradigms and the implications of alternative assumptions, economic and ecological consequences of genetically engineered organisms, and gene pool inventory and management, alternative principles for valuing natural wealth, integrating natural resources and environmental services into national income and wealth accounts, methods of implementing efficient environmental policies, case studies of economic-ecologic conflict or harmony, etc. New issues in this area are rapidly emerging and will find a ready forum in Ecological Economics.