Abstract Economic, social and ecological development are seriously impeded by the deterioration of the environment – which creates detrimental effects on people's livelihoods as well as natural resources management. This study aims to explore the predominant factors affecting natural resources management within marine protected areas (MPAs) and the impact of said factors. The data was collected using a survey questionnaire through face to face interaction with respondents. The structural equation model (SEM) was employed to analyse the collected data. The study found that economic, social, cultural and ecological development factors have a significant influence on “sustainable use of natural resources”. By contrast, political and technological development does not have any significant relationship with sustainable use of natural resources. This might be because MPAs are not politically and technologically developed yet according to community expectations. Therefore, this study will propose some directives for policymakers to accelerate economic, social, cultural and ecological development – as well as to increase sustainability awareness and form favourable environmental attitudes among marine park communities to promote natural resource management.

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自然资源可持续管理的根本驱动因素：以海洋保护区 (MPA) 为例

摘要 经济、社会和生态发展受到环境恶化的严重阻碍，对人们的生计和自然资源管理产生不利影响。本研究旨在探讨影响海洋保护区 (MPA) 内自然资源管理的主要因素以及这些因素的影响。通过与受访者面对面的互动，使用调查问卷收集数据。采用结构方程模型（SEM）对收集到的数据进行分析。研究发现，经济、社会、文化和生态发展因素对“自然资源的可持续利用”具有显着影响。相比之下，政治和技术发展与自然资源的可持续利用没有任何重大关系。这可能是因为海洋保护区在政治和技术上还没有按照社区的期望发展。因此，本研究将为政策制定者提出一些指导方针，以加快经济、社会、文化和生态发展——以及提高海洋公园社区的可持续性意识和形成良好的环境态度，以促进自然资源管理。