Human well-being outcomes of large-scale marine protected areas

• Published in: Marine policy Vol. 173; p. 106579
• Main Authors: Baker, Dana, Bennett, Nathan J., Ban, Natalie C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2025
• Subjects: Human dimensions; Human well-being; Human wellbeing; LMPA; LSMPA; Marine conservation; Marine protected areas; LMPA; LSMPA; Marine protected areas; Human wellbeing; Human well-being; Marine conservation; Human dimensions

Large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs, >100,000 km2) account for over half of the global ocean under protection, yet little is known about their outcomes for people. We conducted a review of the peer-reviewed literature to identify studies that investigated human well-being outcomes from for...