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Publication
Bruner A.G., Gullison, R.E., Rice, R.E. and da Fonseca, G.A.B. 2001. “Effectiveness of parks in protecting tropical biodiversity.” Science. 291: 125-128. Available under “Reports and Papers” Link  
Cesar, H.S.J. 2000. “Coral reefs: Their functions, threats and economic value.” In: Collected Essays on the Economics of Coral Reefs. H.S.J. Cesar, ed. CORDIO: Kalmar, Sweden.  
Crawford, B., M. Balgos and C.R. Pagdilao. 2000. Community-Based Marine Sanctuaries in the Philippines: A Report on Focus Group Discussions. Coastal Management Report # 2224. PCAMRD Book Series No. 30. Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA and Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. Link  
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines. 2001. Managing Coastal Habitats and Marine Protected Areas. No. 5 of the Philippine Coastal Management Guidebook Series. Coastal Resource Management Project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources: Cebu City, Philippines. Link  
Gell, F.R. and C.M. Roberts. 2002. “The fishery effects of marine reserves and fishery closures.” WWF-US: Washington, D.C.  
Hale, L. 2003. “Towards effective coral reef conservation and management: Lessons from international experience.” Presentation to the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, February 26, 2003. Link  
Halpern, B.S. and R.R. Warner. 2002. “Marine reserves have rapid and lasting effects.” Ecology Letters. 5: 361-366.  
Kahn, B. 2002. “Discussion paper on the establishment of a protected marine mammal fisheries area in Indonesia’s national and EEZ waters.” The Nature Conservancy Indonesia Technical Report prepared for the Government of the Republic of Indonesia - the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. The Nature Conservancy Indonesia Program, Jakarta, Indonesia. Available under “Reports and Papers” Link  
Kelleher, G. 1999. Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas. IUCN: Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.  
Mascia, M.B. 2001. Designing Effective Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas. A Synthesis Report based on Presentations at the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali, Indonesia, October 2000. Special Report to: IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas-Marine. Link  
National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council. 2001. Marine Protected Areas: Tools for Sustaining Ocean Ecosystems. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C. Link  
Palumbi, S.R. 2002. Marine Reserves: A Tool for Ecosystem Management and Conservation. Link  
Pet, J.S. and P.J. Mous. 2002. “Marine protected areas and benefits to the fishery.” The Nature Conservancy Southeast Asia Center for Marine Protected Areas, Bali, Indonesia. Available under “Reports and Papers” Link  
PISCO. 2002. The science of marine reserves. Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Santa Cruz, Stanford University, Oregon State University. 24 p.  
Pollnac, R. B., Crawford, B.R. and M. L. G. Gorospe. 2001. "Discovering factors that influence the success of community-based marine protected area in the Visayas, Philippines." Ocean & Coastal Management. 44 (11-12): 683-710.  
Riedmiller, S. 2000. “Private sector management of marine protected areas: The Chumbe Island case.” In: Collected Essays on the Economics of Coral Reefs. H.S.J. Cesar, ed. CORDIO: Kalmar, Sweden.  
Roberts C.M., Bohnsack, J.A., Gell F., Hawkins J.P. and R. Goodridge. 2001. “Effects on marine reserves on adjacent fisheries.” Science. 294: 1920-1923. Available under “Reports and Papers” Link  
Russ, G.R. and A.C. Alcala. 1998. “Natural fishing experiments in marine reserves 1983-1993: community and trophic responses.” Coral Reefs. 17: 383-397.  
Salm, R.V., Clark, J.R. and E. Siirila. 2000. Marine and Coastal Protected Areas: A Guide for Planners and Managers. IUCN: Gland, Switzerland.  
Salm, R.V. & S.L. Coles, eds. 2001. “Coral bleaching and marine protected areas.” Proceedings of the Workshop on Mitigating Coral Bleaching Impact Through MPA Design, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, 29-31 May 2001. Asia Pacific Coastal Marine Program Report # 0102. The Nature Conservancy, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. Available under “Reports and Papers” Link  
U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. 2000. Coral Reef Protected Areas: A Guide for Management. Link  
Wells, S. and A.T. White. 1995. “Involving the community.” In: Marine Protected Areas: Principles and Techniques for Management. S. Gubbay, ed. Chapman & Hall: London.  
Wilkinson, C., Green, A., Almany, J. and S. Dionne. 2003. Monitoring Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia.  


Organizations & Weblinks
Bonaire Marine Park. Link  
Caribbean Marine Parks. Link  
Chumbe Island Coral Park. Link  
Coral Reef Alliance Parks Program. Link  
The International Ecotourism Society. Financing mechanisms for MPAs. Link  
MPA News. Link  
Marine Protected Areas of the U.S. Link  
The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Asia Center for Marine Protected Areas. Strengthening a Network of Marine Protected Areas in Southeast Asia. Information Sheets. Link  
Reef Relief. Upper Keys Region of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Official Site Brochure (1998). NOAA and the State of Florida: Key West, Florida. Link  
World Conservation Monitoring Center. Marine Protected Areas. (please see link provided); Also http://www.wcmc.org.uk/data/database/un_combo.html Link  
NOAA’s Coral Reef Information System (CORIS). Link  
Coastal Resources Center. 2001. “Fact sheet. Coral reef field perspectives: Blongko Marine Sanctuary, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.” Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island. Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA. Link  
Coastal Resources Center. 2001. “Fact sheet. Xcalak Marine Protected Area, Quintana Roo, Mexico.” Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island. Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA.  


Success Stories
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI). A Network of Small, Community-owned Village Fish Reserves in Samoa. Link  
ICRI. Local Community Management of Resources in Masoala Marine Park (Madagascar). Link  
ICRI. Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve (Mexico). Link  
ICRI. The Use of Marine Zoning in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Florida, U.S.A.). Link  
ICRI. Chumbe Island Coral Park (Tanzania). Link  
ICRI. Support of conservation through tourism in Bonaire Marine Park (BMP, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles). Link  


Photo Gallery
ReefBase. Guard house on reef flat used by the community to watch over a local protected area. Link  
ReefBase. Marine park center and jetty. Link  
ReefBase. Park ranger in boat at Klein Bonaire Marine Park. Link  
ReefBase. Entrance to Sian Kan Biosphere Reserve. Link  
ReefBase. Snorkeler visiting Pulau Redang Marine Park Center. Link  
ReefBase. Meeting of local villagers to discuss coral conservation and management. Link  
ReefBase. View of jetty at Pulau Redang Marine Park Center. Link  
ReefBase. Boat mooring buoy at Klein Bonaire Marine Park Center. Link  
ReefBase. Mooring buoy used to protect coral from anchor damage. Link  
ReefBase. Buoy marking boundary of the Hikkaduwa Marine Reserve. Link  


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