02001nas a2200361   4500000000100000008004100001653001000042653002200052653000900074653002700083653000900110653001900119653002600138653002200164653002400186653002300210653001600233653002900249100001600278700002200294700001900316700001600335700001900351700002000370700002000390700001900410700001400429245010200443856015300545490000800698520091300706022002001619                                       d10aAqaba10acultural heritage10aMENA10aMarine Protected Areas10aTyre10aClimate change10aCommunity development10acultural heritage10alocal participation10amarine environment10amarine park10asocioeconomic conditions1 aColin Breen1 aCrystal El Safadi1 aHarmen Huigens1 aSophie Tews1 aKieran Westley1 aGeorgia Anderou1 aRodrigo Vazquez1 aJulia Nikolaus1 aLucy Blue00aIntegrating cultural and natural heritage approaches to Marine Protected Areas in the MENA region  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85109665466&doi=10.1016%2fj.marpol.2021.104676&partnerID=40&md5=c5f560cc97b0e5bb1b4bc162d04800ae0 v1323 aOver the past two decades, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have emerged as one of the primary legislative initiatives used to protect the marine environment. Additionally, they are recognised as an integral management mechanism used to address Climate Change, and some consider them to be a driver for sustainable community development. To date, these areas have been used primarily to protect the natural environment, but there is both a clear justification and need to integrate cultural heritage into this network of sites. Such an integrated model would allow for the better realisation of the socio-economic development aspirations around MPA designation, and allow for broader inclusivity, and participatory community action and engagement. The integration of both tangible and intangible cultural heritage into these frameworks will support enhanced social cohesion, and a strengthening of place-making.  a0308597X (ISSN)