Rivera Ramos, J. C.

Descriptions of the most pressing conditions and dynamics ruling over the management of the reserves that are within the territory of the North East Corridors maritime zone: Arrecifes de la Cordillera (AC) and Canal de Luis Pena (CLP)

2014

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Centro para la Conservacion del Paisaje, Inc. (CCP)

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Progress Report 4

"The following report summarizes the second part of findings based on data gathered through semi-structured interviews, focus groups, community meetings, and field notes. It continues the descriptions, developed in the third progress report, of the most pressing conditions and dynamics ruling over the management of the reserves that are within the territory of the North East Corridors maritime zone, Arrecifes de la Cordillera (AC) and Canal de Luis Pea (CLP). The participants belong to the following interest groups: artisanal, small-scale commercial fishers, government agencies personnel (DNER), local schools (teachers from Culebra and Fajardo), environmental NGOs, Divers Association, and a journalist specialized in the region. This set of findings is classified into three different categories: Justice Issues, Education, and Direct Knowledge of the Reserves. These categories are related to questions and concerns about the actual management of the reserves and the future protection of the maritime zone of the Northeast Corridor. Developing an effective management plan for the maritime zone of the Northeast Corridor requires an analysis of the ways in which the actual reserves located within the territory of the Northeast Corridor are perceived by its main users and stakeholders."

FY2012 CRCP Project ID 527, Product 216; Project Title: Scoping for North-East Corridor Natural Reserve Integrated Management Plan; Principal Investigator: Antares Ramos