Turning the tide on protection illusions: The underprotected MPAs of the 'OSPAR Regional Sea Convention'
International audience Contracting Parties of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the ‘OSPAR Convention’) have agreed to establish an effective network of marine protected areas (MPAs). While the network is currently covering approximately 7% of th...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-03691146v1 2024-02-27T08:43:37+00:00 Turning the tide on protection illusions: The underprotected MPAs of the 'OSPAR Regional Sea Convention' Roessger, Julia Horta E Costa, Barbara Claudet, Joachim Universidade do Algarve (UAlg) Centre de recherches insulaires et observatoire de l'environnement (CRIOBE) Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2022 https://hal.science/hal-03691146 https://hal.science/hal-03691146/document https://hal.science/hal-03691146/file/Turning%20the%20tide%20on%20protection%20illusions_FINAL.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105109 en eng HAL CCSD Elsevier info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105109 hal-03691146 https://hal.science/hal-03691146 https://hal.science/hal-03691146/document https://hal.science/hal-03691146/file/Turning%20the%20tide%20on%20protection%20illusions_FINAL.pdf doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105109 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 0308-597X Marine Policy https://hal.science/hal-03691146 Marine Policy, 2022, 142, pp.105109. ⟨10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105109⟩ Protection levels conservation OSPAR Marine Protected Area network North-East Atlantic Regulation-based classification system [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environment and Society [SDU.STU.OC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Oceanography info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2022 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105109 2024-01-28T01:19:59Z International audience Contracting Parties of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the ‘OSPAR Convention’) have agreed to establish an effective network of marine protected areas (MPAs). While the network is currently covering approximately 7% of the North-East Atlantic, the extent to which existing MPAs appropriately harbour protection remains unknown. Using the regulation-based classification system, we assessed the levels of protection of 946 zones belonging to 476 strictly marine OSPAR MPAs. We show that only 0.03% of the OSPAR MPA network is covered with full or high protection levels, which are the protection levels exhibiting significant conservation benefits. According to this study, more than 60% of MPAs are unprotected, leading to uncertainties about their potential to deliver positive conservation outcomes. MPA coverage alone should not be used as an indicator for MPA performance, but when presented with the actual protection levels, a light can be shed on MPA quality. To be able to reach the 2030 ocean targets agreed under the European Biodiversity Strategy, to which most OSPAR Contracting Parties are committed, substantial efforts are required not only to strategically enlarge the MPA network coverage to 30% but mostly to reach the EU sub-target of 10% of strict protection. Enhancing effective protection by increasing the coverage of fully and highly protected areas to safeguard marine ecosystems is urgently needed to sustainably support human well-being Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Marine Policy 142 105109 |
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International audience Contracting Parties of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (the ‘OSPAR Convention’) have agreed to establish an effective network of marine protected areas (MPAs). While the network is currently covering approximately 7% of the North-East Atlantic, the extent to which existing MPAs appropriately harbour protection remains unknown. Using the regulation-based classification system, we assessed the levels of protection of 946 zones belonging to 476 strictly marine OSPAR MPAs. We show that only 0.03% of the OSPAR MPA network is covered with full or high protection levels, which are the protection levels exhibiting significant conservation benefits. According to this study, more than 60% of MPAs are unprotected, leading to uncertainties about their potential to deliver positive conservation outcomes. MPA coverage alone should not be used as an indicator for MPA performance, but when presented with the actual protection levels, a light can be shed on MPA quality. To be able to reach the 2030 ocean targets agreed under the European Biodiversity Strategy, to which most OSPAR Contracting Parties are committed, substantial efforts are required not only to strategically enlarge the MPA network coverage to 30% but mostly to reach the EU sub-target of 10% of strict protection. Enhancing effective protection by increasing the coverage of fully and highly protected areas to safeguard marine ecosystems is urgently needed to sustainably support human well-being |
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Universidade do Algarve (UAlg) Centre de recherches insulaires et observatoire de l'environnement (CRIOBE) Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Turning the tide on protection illusions: The underprotected MPAs of the 'OSPAR Regional Sea Convention' |
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