2018-08-022018-08-022015Environmental Conservation, online first 20 Januaryhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/357The challenge to manage coastal resources within Asia-Pacifics Coral Triangle has gained global attention. Co-management is promoted as a key strategy to address this challenge. Contemporary community-based co-management often leads to 'hybridization' between local (customary) practices, and science-based management and conservation. However, the form of this hybrid has rarely been critically analysed. This paper presents examples of co-management practices in eastern Indonesia and Solomon Islands, focusing in particular on area closures."application/pdfJournal Articlehttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892914000423