The first network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the high seas: The process, the challenges and where next
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly being established to protect and rebuild coastal and marine ecosystems. However, while the high seas are increasingly subject to exploitation, globally few MPAs exist in areas beyond national jurisdiction. In 2010 a substantial step forward was made in...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:marpol:v:36:y:2012:i:3:p:598-605 2024-04-14T08:16:16+00:00 The first network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the high seas: The process, the challenges and where next O'Leary, B.C. Brown, R.L. Johnson, D.E. von Nordheim, H. Ardron, J. Packeiser, T. Roberts, C.M. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X11001837 unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X11001837 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:27:34Z Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly being established to protect and rebuild coastal and marine ecosystems. However, while the high seas are increasingly subject to exploitation, globally few MPAs exist in areas beyond national jurisdiction. In 2010 a substantial step forward was made in the protection of high seas ecosystems with 286,200km2 of the North-East Atlantic established as six MPAs. Here a summary is presented of how the world's first network of high seas marine protected areas was created under the OSPAR Convention, the main challenges and a series of key lessons learned, aiming to highlight approaches that also may be effective for similar efforts in the future. It is concluded that the designation of these six MPAs is just the start of the process and to achieve ecological coherence and representativity in the North-East Atlantic, the network will have to be complemented over time by additional MPA sites. High seas conservation; Areas beyond national jurisdiction; OSPAR Commission; North-East Atlantic; Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) |
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Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly being established to protect and rebuild coastal and marine ecosystems. However, while the high seas are increasingly subject to exploitation, globally few MPAs exist in areas beyond national jurisdiction. In 2010 a substantial step forward was made in the protection of high seas ecosystems with 286,200km2 of the North-East Atlantic established as six MPAs. Here a summary is presented of how the world's first network of high seas marine protected areas was created under the OSPAR Convention, the main challenges and a series of key lessons learned, aiming to highlight approaches that also may be effective for similar efforts in the future. It is concluded that the designation of these six MPAs is just the start of the process and to achieve ecological coherence and representativity in the North-East Atlantic, the network will have to be complemented over time by additional MPA sites. High seas conservation; Areas beyond national jurisdiction; OSPAR Commission; North-East Atlantic; |
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O'Leary, B.C. Brown, R.L. Johnson, D.E. von Nordheim, H. Ardron, J. Packeiser, T. Roberts, C.M. |
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O'Leary, B.C. Brown, R.L. Johnson, D.E. von Nordheim, H. Ardron, J. Packeiser, T. Roberts, C.M. The first network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the high seas: The process, the challenges and where next |
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O'Leary, B.C. Brown, R.L. Johnson, D.E. von Nordheim, H. Ardron, J. Packeiser, T. Roberts, C.M. |
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The first network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the high seas: The process, the challenges and where next |
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The first network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the high seas: The process, the challenges and where next |
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The first network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the high seas: The process, the challenges and where next |
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The first network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the high seas: The process, the challenges and where next |
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The first network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the high seas: The process, the challenges and where next |
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first network of marine protected areas (mpas) in the high seas: the process, the challenges and where next |
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