TY - DATA T1 - Reconciling Multiple Societal Objectives in Cross-Scale Marine Governance: Solomon Islands’ Engagement in the Coral Triangle Initiative PY - 2018/01/03 AU - Louisa S. Evans AU - Philippa J. Cohen AU - Agnetha Vave-Karamui AU - Rosalie Masu AU - Delvene Boso AU - Senoveva Mauli UR - https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Reconciling_Multiple_Societal_Objectives_in_Cross-Scale_Marine_Governance_Solomon_Islands_Engagement_in_the_Coral_Triangle_Initiative/5753256 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.5753256.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/10132788 KW - Conservation KW - development KW - ecosystem-based management KW - fisheries KW - marine KW - scale N2 - Environmental governance aims to reconcile an expanding set of societal objectives at ever-larger scales despite the challenges that remain in integrating conservation and development at smaller scales. We interrogate Solomon Islands’ engagement in the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security to contribute new insight on the scalar politics of multi-level marine governance. We show how regional objectives are re-interpreted and prioritized as they translate into national policy and practice. Our data suggest that enhanced coordination of finances and activities, integration of objectives in shared protocols and priority geographies, and a subtle shift in power relations between the state, donors, and implementation partners have resulted from processes of re-scaling. We discuss important procedural adjustments in cross-level and cross-scale governance across jurisdictional, institutional, and sectoral scales. We also reflect on the changing role of national governments in shifts toward large-scale, multi-national initiatives. ER -