Co-management and adaptive co-management: Two modes of governance in a Honduran marine protected area

► Analysis of co-management (CM) and adaptive co-management (ACM) and their relationship. ► Extensive field study of a marine protected area (MPA) in Honduras. ► Application of the concepts of CM and ACM to the MPA case study. ► Demonstration of the way in which ACM theory informs practice in a Caribbean context.