Marine Resource Use in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

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Working with The Nature Conservancy’s Conservation and Poverty Reduction Project, I led and supported analysis of multiple socioeconomic surveys from the Raja Ampat Islands in eastern Indonesia on the use of marine resources and perceptions of conservation. This work resulted in a number of outputs including:

Leisher C et al. Measuring the benefits and costs of community education and outreach in marine protected areas. (2012) Marine Policy doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2012.02.022

Hess S, C Leisher, SN Larsen. TNC Raja Ampat Marine Protected Area Perception Monitoring Trend Analysis. May 2011.

SN Larsen et alReport on a Coastal Rural Appraisal in Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia. April 2011.