Title: Towards New Conservation Territories along the West African Coastline
Abstract:Because of increasing pressure on seascape and ineffectiveness of coastal management, new conservation mechanisms are recommended to assure biological and cultural integrity. Protected system, based o...Because of increasing pressure on seascape and ineffectiveness of coastal management, new conservation mechanisms are recommended to assure biological and cultural integrity. Protected system, based on continuous, bounded and closed areas, is unable to take into account complexity, diversity and mobility that characterise marine biodiversity. Beyond protected areas, new territories are built to integrate conservation objectives into sea use and regional and intersectoral planning at all levels. First, this article underlines the changes in coastal policies, from resource exploitation to heritage conservation. Second, it analyses management instruments and institutional frameworks built along West-African coast, from the first Ramsar sites (Arguin Banc in Mauritania, Djoudj in Senegal, etc.) to Biospher Reserves (Saloum Delta in Senegal) and specific regional planning (regional plan for marine turtles, etc.). Thirdly, the notion of biological corridor and its application are debated ; other territories of biodiversity conservation are examined, such as sacred sites. By the way, the geographic concepts of « terroir » and territory are re-investigated. Coastal areas management and marine policy finally lead to raise important questions of sea resource appropriation, their wise use and the role played by local communities.Read More
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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