Challenges in Wildlife Conservation in Seascapes of India: Scope for Integrated Strategic Framework

V. Naganathan

doi:10.36808/if/2013/v139i10/39516

Challenges in Wildlife Conservation in Seascapes of India: Scope for Integrated Strategic Framework

Authors

V. Naganathan Arasu Rubber Corporation, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2013/v139i10/39516

Keywords:

Marine Protected Area, Marine Spatial Planning, Seascape, Conservation Reserve, Community Reserve

Abstract

Indian subcontinent is having a long coastline of 8129 km² and its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) along with continental shelf supports nearly 3.5 million fishermen population spread over 9 states and 2 island union territories in the country. Marine Protected Areas (MPA) are very different from the terrestrial protected areas. As the marine living systems have no defined space for survival, it warrants a comprehensive and holistic management of the entire marine space. Protected area approach is not followed in true sense in the marine areas. The recent Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Act, 2006 offers management options namely conservation reserves and Community Reserves which provides for achieving the participatory management of the marine areas. Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is a newly evolved strategy to analyze and manage the three dimensional marine spaces to specific uses to achieve ecological, economical and social objectives through a participatory process. This article attempts to critically study the present marine conservation scenario in India and discuss to propose strategies to overcome the existing difficulties.

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