- Resource System
- Marine coral reef ecosystem
- Resource Units
- Coral reef fish
The Ahus village coral reef is located off of the west coast of Manus Island north of Karkar Island and the mainland of Papua New Guinea. Approximately 600 residents live on a small (28 ha), densely populated, low-lying island with few terrestrial resources. A reported 77% of the population depends upon fishing as their primary occupation. The original case authors focus on the socioeconomic factors and context which influence the success of marine protected areas in Papua New Guinea.
The case study has subsequently been used in comparative analyses regarding Ostrom's Design Principles (see bibliography).
Rubinos C, Arizona State University.
Anderies JM, Arizona State University.
. 2007. Designing marine reserve to reflect local socioeconomic conditions: lessons from long-enduring customary management systems. Coral Reefs. 26(4):1035-1045.
. 2010. A Review of Design Principles for Community-based Natural Resource Management. Ecology and Society. 15(4):38.
. 2016. Explaining success and failure in the commons: the configural nature of Ostrom’s institutional design principles. International Journal of the Commons. 10(2):417–439.