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SUSTAINABLE FINANCING OF MPAs IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: A FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Figure 13: Distribution of staff and non-staff operating costs
Non-staff expenses mostly revolve around fuel and the maintenance of vehicles and boats
(7% - €20,292 per year on average), and local office rent and maintenance (10% - €20,404
per year on average).
b) Long-term investments
Investments are mostly made for the development and updating of scientific studies (38%),
infrastructure outlays (28%) (local restoration, buoy maintenance) and equipment purchase
(boats, cars, scuba diving equipment) (11%) (Figure 14). Pioneer MPAs have lower
investments for infrastructure. On the contrary, equipment represents a larger investment
since this is needed to perform the scientific and monitoring studies essential for definition of
MPA objectives and management schemes.
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