Prospects for co-management in Indonesia's marine protected areas

This paper uses the case study of a recently designated marine protected area (MPA) in Indonesia to demonstrate the range of institutional and cultural obstacles which hinder effective resource management and which serve to highlight the suitability of collaborative approaches to management. The study explores the implications of recent constitutional reform in this regard and presents evidence supporting the case for enhanced efforts to promote co-management of Indonesia's MPAs. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.