The view from the inside: institutional dimensions of public communication of two coastal and marine protected area networks in France

Effective public communication plays a crucial role in Coastal and Marine Protected Area (CMPA) settings, especially in promoting community support and compliance with protective management measures. While research provides practical guidance for conservation managers, less attention has been given...

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Published inCoastal management Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 210 - 231
Main Authors Schmidt, Ronja, Le Corre, Nicolas, Hughes, Michael, Peuziat, Ingrid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Taylor & Francis 03.05.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Coastal and Marine Protected Area
Communication
Community involvement
Conservation
Decentralization
Dimensions
Environment and Society
Environmental Sciences
Environmental studies
France
Geography
Governance
Humanities and Social Sciences
institutions
Low visibility
Marine parks
Marine protected areas
Organizational aspects
Protected areas
public
Resource conservation
Visibility
France
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Summary:Effective public communication plays a crucial role in Coastal and Marine Protected Area (CMPA) settings, especially in promoting community support and compliance with protective management measures. While research provides practical guidance for conservation managers, less attention has been given to the internal resources and capacities of the CMPA institutions to support effective communication. Based on a qualitative approach (16 in-depth interviews), this study draws on the views of key agency staff in France to understand internal institutional settings in a context of a low visibility of national CMPAs (especially the Marine Nature Parks and Natura 2000 networks). Results highlight an awareness of the need for well designed and implemented public communication but also clear differences in the way CMPA institutional arrangements hindered and enabled communication efforts. Three aspects are specifically discussed in turn: Centralized versus decentralized governance; Skills and competencies; and ideologies regarding the purpose of CMPAs.
ISSN:0892-0753
1521-0421
DOI:10.1080/08920753.2020.1754088