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The Large Marine Ecosystem Development of the Framework The Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) Governance Framework is based on linked policy cycles at multiple levels, from local to international. The cycles may vary in nature at various levels and from location to location. However, they must be complete in order for there to be effective governance at the level or location in question. Cycles must also be linked vertically with two-way flows if they are to be effectively connected with the remainder of the framework. The Framework provides a way of assessing complex regional governance systems where multiple spatial and organisation scale levels create challenging complexity. It provides for framework building that can be approached incrementally with interventions specifically targeted at:
The LME Governance Framework is fully described in: Fanning, L., R. Mahon, P. McConney, J. Angulo, F. Burrows, B. Chakalall, D. Gil, M. Haughton, S. Heileman, S. Martinez, L. Ostine, A. Oviedo, S. Parsons, T. Phillips, C. Santizo Arroya, B. Simmons, C. Toro. 2007. A large marine ecosystem governance framework. Marine Policy 31: 434–443.
The LME Governance Framework was used to design the CLME Project as described in: Fanning, L., R. Mahon and P. McConney. 2009. Focusing on living marine resource governance: the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem and Adjacent Areas Project. Coastal Management 37: 219 – 234. Mahon, R., L. Fanning, P. McConney and C. Toro. 2008. Governance for Caribbean marine resources: seeking a path. Proc. Gulf & Caribb. Fish. Instit., 60: 3-7.
The LME Governance Framework emerged from the perspective that governance is an overarching consideration that encompasses all aspects of Ecosystem Based Management. The rationale for this perspective on LMEs is given in: Mahon, R., L. Fanning and P. McConney. 2009. A governance perspective on the large marine ecosystem approach. Marine Policy 33: 317–321.
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CLME Governance TDA |
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Governance in GEF International Waters |
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National engagement with regional entities |
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Wider Caribbean EBM Symposium Book |
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Ocean governance in the Wider Caribbean |
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Building on these ideas, the extent to which the governance characteristics vary among LMEs of the world was explored in: Mahon, R., L. Fanning, P. McConney and R. Pollnac. 2010. Governance characteristics of large marine ecosystems. Marine Policy 34: 919–927.
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The LME Governance Framework is the basis for a governance assessment methodology developed during the GEF Transboundary Waters Assessment Project (TWAP). It is being applied throughout the CLME Project: Mahon, R., L. Fanning, and P. McConney. 2011. Observations on governance in the Global Environment Facility (GEF) International Waters (IW) Programme. CERMES Technical Report No. 45. 40 pp. |
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A related assessment of mechanisms for national interaction with regional activities was carried out: Mahon, R., P. McConney, K. Parsram, B. Simmons, M. Didier, L. Fanning, P. Goff, B. Haywood and T. Shaw. 2010. Ocean governance in the Wider Caribbean Region: Communication and coordination mechanisms by which states interact with regional organisations and projects. CERMES Technical Report No. 40. 84pp. |
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The LME Governance Framework was explored further in the context of EBM in the Wider Caribbean in a symposium, the proceedings of which are published in: Fanning, L., R. Mahon and P. McConney. [Eds.]. 2011. Towards Marine Ecosystem-based Management in the Wider Caribbean. Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 426 p.
Regional uptake of the framework The LME governance framework has been adopted by the Caribbean Sea Commission of the Association of Caribbean States as a working model for regional ocean governance:
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CERMES. 2012. The emerging ocean governance regime in the Wider Caribbean Region. CERMES Policy Perspectives 4 p. ACS 2008. Report to the United Nations Secretary General “Towards the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations” and “Synthesis of issues and Challenges Surrounding the Caribbean Sea Initiative”. ACS/CERMES-UWI. 2010. Report of the Expert Consultation on the Operationalisation of the Caribbean Sea Commission: building a science-policy interface for ocean governance in the Wider Caribbean. University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, July 7th – 9th, 2010. CERMES Technical Report No. 33 , 90 pp Translations [English][French][Spanish] |
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