02301nas a2200265   4500008004100000020001400041245011900055210006900174260000900243300001100252490000700263520143200270100002001702700001501722700001701737700001801754700001401772700002001786700001801806700001701824700001801841700001701859700001501876856014401891       2012                        eng d  a0308-597X00aThe way forward with ecosystem-based management in tropical contexts: Reconciling with existing management systems0 away forward with ecosystembased management in tropical contexts   c2012  a1 - 100 v363 a<p>This paper discusses some of the challenges and opportunities that can arise when implementing ecosystem-based management (EBM) in tropical nations. EBM creates a new series of challenges, problems, and opportunities that must be considered in light of existing governance and management frameworks in a local context. The paper presents five case studies from different parts of the tropical world, including Oceania, insular and continental Southeast Asia, East Africa, and the Caribbean, which illustrate that the implementation of EBM in watershed and marine ecosystems offers a new series of challenges and opportunities for its inclusion with existing forms of environmental governance and management. The paper suggests that EBM is best thought of as an expansion of customary management (CM) and integrated coastal management (ICM), rather than a paradigm shift, and that it has certain benefits that are worth integrating into existing systems when possible. The paper concludes that the cultural and institutional context of CM as well as the experience, technical skills, and legal basis that serve ICM programs are logical platforms from which to build EBM programs. Some guidelines for creating hybrid management regimes are suggested. In sum, declining marine species and ecosystems require urgent action, necessitating utilization of existing paradigms such as ICM and CM as a foundation for building EBM.</p>1 aCramer, Lori, A1 aAswani, S.1 aChristie, P.1 aMuthiga, N.A.1 aMahon, R.1 aPrimavera, J.H.1 aBarbier, E.B.1 aGranek, E.F.1 aKennedy, C.J.1 aWolanski, E.1 aHacker, S.  uhttps://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/biblio/way-forward-ecosystem-based-management-tropical-contexts-reconciling-existing-management-systems