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标题：Decentralizing the Governance of Inland Fisheries in the Pacific Region of Colombia
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作者：Natalia Ocampo-Diaz ; Maria Claudia Lopez ; Mark Axelrod 等
期刊名称：International Journal of the Commons
电子版ISSN：1875-0281
出版年度：2022
卷号：16
期号：1
DOI：10.5334/ijc.1131
语种：English
出版社：Igitur, Utrecht Publishing and Archiving Services
摘要：In 1993, Colombia launched a decentralization process granting Black communities collective property rights over territories they had inhabited for centuries. Decentralization was intended to promote inclusive governance, enhance environmental governance in Black communities’ territories, and reduce poverty. This paper presents a qualitative case study of decentralized inland fisheries governance in the country’s largest Community Council. Our results suggest that decentralization policies need to account for particularities of resource systems and community dynamics. Inland fisheries governance poses specific challenges for decentralization because a) ecological dynamics supporting the resource system take place beyond the administrative boundaries of fisheries; b) rivers are public goods in Colombia, and therefore it is impossible to exclude users from accessing them; and c) regulations are not well-enforced in places where fish are sold. This calls for a combined effort from stakeholders with different rights, duties, and capacities within the governance system to coordinate actions for enforcing regulations.