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S  O C I A L W  E L L-  B E I N G & G  O V E R N A N C E I  N D I C A T O R S

POLICY

Conservation Objective

Improve the protection and sustainable management of marine resources through the effective

implementation of equitable, effective and transparent policies.

Threats

The lack of sustainable financing, deficient institutional capacity, a lack of comprehensive environmental

policies and/or an inability to effectively implement existing policies, increasing corruption, and overall

economic and political stability all threaten the effectiveness of environmental regulations.

Management Actions

· Work with all levels of government to improve environmental accounting in planning efforts and

policy implementation.

· Improve MPA management effectiveness.

· Adopt and implement a minimum set of performance criteria in all MPA evaluations across the

region.

· Achieve full financing for existing MPAs.

· Work with government and civil society to dismantle policies that facilitate corruption, and

encourage policies that lead to a reduction in corruption and an increase in governmental

effectiveness.

The indicators selected to track environmental policy

Policy indicators measure the development and

are:

effectiveness of policies most relevant to reef

ecosystem health, such as the effectiveness of

SW12 Environmental Sustainability Index

marine protected areas and the comprehensiveness

of  environmental  legislation  (including  public

SW13 Marine Area within MPAs

participation mechanisms). Environmental policy

indicators address how we can consistently measure

SW14 MPA Effectiveness

the impact of the environmental policies, laws, and

regulations in place in the MAR. Information on

SW15 World Bank Governance Indicators

environmental policy and institutions can be developed

into "response" indicators of how society responds and

takes action to alleviate or prevent negative impacts

on the ecosystem (e.g., management strategies or

regulatory actions).

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