A5116786215- Coastal and Marine Management
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
This study presents a methodological framework to define socio-economic criteria for prioritizing new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), boundary adjustments, and network corridors within marine spatial planning (MSP). The captures stakeholder perceptions of ecosystem services (ES), including the social, economic, ecological values that various spaces provide.Through analysis at six European test sites, located in Atlantic (Azores Gulf Cadiz), Baltic, North Sea, Black Sea Western Mediterranean;...
Increasing consensus exists on the key role of inclusive participatory approaches to be able reach global conservation goals. Meeting Convention Biological Diversity’s 30 by commitment, which advocates for at least 30% marine areas protected, including a fully protected 10%, will entail expansion and creation Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) all over world. However, current MPAs potential MPA networks continue face limitations their roles due stakeholder conflicts, policy capacity. In this work...
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are essential area-based tools for marine biodiversity conservation and proposed as a nature-based solution to support climate change adaptation mitigation efforts. However, MPAs themselves not immune the impacts of change. In Mediterranean Sea, at forefront impacts, due greater temperature rise extreme events occurrence. Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments can be an accessible practice MPA managers 1) Keep track risks their systems; 2) Inform prioritize...