Annotated bibliography on socio-economic and ecological impacts of Marine Protected areas in Pacific Island countries

The future of Pacific Island peoples is inextricably linked to the region’s coastal ecosystems. Unsurprisingly and with the exception of inland populations in Papua New Guinea, fish provides and is expected to provide the major source of protein for a rapidly growing population for at least the next 20 years (CEC 2000, UNDP 2002, Bell 2007).