There are few studies about how social-ecological context is linked to actor perceptions in environmental governance, although it is evident that resource use behavior, participatory processes, rule compliance, and cooperation are influenced by actors’ perceptions. We apply and combine Ostrom’s social-ecological systems framework (SESF) and Bennett’s (2016) perception framework to identify the contextual variables influencing different perceptions in a case study of small-scale fisheries co-management in Costa Rica implementing a marine protected area. Analytically, we use network analysis tools to analyze qualitative interview data in a way that links the two frameworks, and content analysis to provide contexutally meaningful descriptions of those network patterns in practice. Our findings suggest Bennett’s perceptions framework can be expanded and that the SESF is useful to identify how perceptions relate to more social and ecological variables than prior research suggests. Our findings demonstrate the importance of understanding perceptions and context in environmental governance analyses and practice. We conclude with reflections on local policy challenges.

关于社会生态环境如何与环境治理中的行为者观念联系起来的研究很少，尽管很明显资源使用行为，参与过程，规则合规性和合作受到行为者观念的影响。在哥斯达黎加实施海洋保护区的小规模渔业共同管理的案例研究中，我们应用并结合了Ostrom的社会生态系统框架（SESF）和Bennett（2016）的感知框架来识别影响不同感知的背景变量。在分析上，我们使用网络分析工具以链接这两个框架的方式来分析定性访谈数据，并使用内容分析在实践中提供对这些网络模式的极其有意义的描述。我们的发现表明，贝内特的知觉框架可以扩展，并且SESF有助于确定知觉如何比以前的研究表明与更多的社会和生态变量相关。我们的发现证明了在环境治理分析和实践中理解观念和环境的重要性。我们以对地方政策挑战的思考作为结尾。