ABSTRACT As marine ecosystems decline globally, scientists recommend increasing the coverage of marine protected areas (MPAs), but many are not effectively managed to deliver benefits. Community integration into decision-making can increase effectiveness by supporting behavior change, but this poses implementation challenges. We examine differences in adaptive capacity, community engagement, and perceived MPA benefits using interviews and focal groups in two fishing communities from MPAs with different management strategies and geographic settings: a centrally managed MPA in Kenya and a co-managed MPA in Tanzania. Far fewer Kenyan community members (37%) felt they benefited from the MPA compared to Tanzanian community (95%). Agency, trust, and MPA support were largely similar. Both systems had challenges that reduced collaborative action including: low staff-community interaction and communication, leadership challenges, and social conflict. We identified pathways towards improved co-management that transcend systems: institutional prioritization of community integration, investment in community leadership, mapping social networks, and adequate MPA budgets.

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在东非海洋保护区实现共同管理的机遇和挑战：比较案例研究

摘要 随着全球海洋生态系统的衰退，科学家们建议扩大海洋保护区 (MPA) 的覆盖范围，但其中许多并未得到有效管理以产生效益。社区融入决策可以通过支持行为改变来提高效率，但这会带来实施方面的挑战。我们通过访谈和来自具有不同管理策略和地理环境的海洋保护区的两个渔业社区的访谈和焦点小组来研究适应能力、社区参与和感知的海洋保护区利益的差异：肯尼亚的一个集中管理的 MPA 和坦桑尼亚的共同管理的 MPA。与坦桑尼亚社区 (95%) 相比，肯尼亚社区成员 (37%) 认为他们从 MPA 中受益要少得多。机构、信任和 MPA 支持在很大程度上是相似的。这两个系统都面临着减少协作行动的挑战，包括：员工与社区的互动和沟通低、领导力挑战和社会冲突。我们确定了改善超越系统的共同管理的途径：社区整合的制度优先级、社区领导投资、绘制社交网络和充足的 MPA 预算。