Grand challenge of natural resource use
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define ecosystem services
how we can make use of nature and benefit from environment cultural, provisioning, regulation, supporting
coastal ecosystem services
food security, recreational, mangroves and seagrass (sequester carbon and shoreline protection)
how to make a sustainable community?
• needs of everyone met and people feel safe, happy and healthy • environment is appreciated and protected and enhanced • economy is vibrant and high employment • equitable access to resources
whats sustainable development
brundtland report - development meets the needs of present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
difficulties in managing natural resources
• common pool resources • no ownership of common property • no exclusion • rival • free rider problem
overcoming tragedy of commons - Elinor ostrom
• clear boundaries of resource and group that use it • similar shares of costs and benefits • constitutional rules for changing operating rules • monitoring • graduated sanctions • conflict resolution mechanism
whats it called when people manage the commons properly
common property regimes