A synthesis of ecological and social outcomes from the California MPA network (NCEAS working group final report)

As part of the Decadal Management Review, and with support from California's Ocean Protection Council, the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) initiated a working group to develop an understanding of how the State of California's Network of marine protected areas (MPAs) has performed over the past decade, and the lessons those insights provide for future monitoring and management of the network. The primary goal of this MPA analysis and synthesis project is to perform social and ecological analyses using a diverse set of available monitoring data that address critical MPA performance evaluation questions, guided by the MPA Monitoring Action Plan and the recommendations of both the Decadal Evaluation and the Climate Resilience Working Groups, and working in close coordination with long-term MPA monitoring researchers. The working group focused on four main aspects of MPA evaluation: Ecological Performance, Habitat, Climate Resilience, and Human Engagement.

作为十年期管理审查的组成部分，在加州海洋保护委员会的支持下，国家生态分析与合成中心（National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, NCEAS）发起组建工作组，旨在厘清加利福尼亚州海洋保护区（marine protected areas, MPAs）网络在过去十年间的运行成效，并从相关研究结论中提炼可用于该网络未来监测与管理的经验启示。本海洋保护区分析与合成项目的核心目标，是依托多源可用监测数据开展社会与生态分析，以解答海洋保护区绩效评估的关键问题；项目遵循《海洋保护区监测行动计划》、十年期评估报告及气候韧性工作组的建议，并与长期海洋保护区监测研究人员保持紧密协作。该工作组聚焦海洋保护区评估的四大核心维度：生态绩效、栖息地状况、气候韧性及人文参与。