Integrating climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation in the global ocean

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay9969
• Publication Date: 2019-11-28T00:17:49Z
• Authors: Derek P. Tittensor; Maria Beger; Kristina Boerder; Daniel G. Boyce; Rachel D. Cavanagh; Aurelie Cosandey-...; Guillermo Ortuño ...; Daniel C. Dunn; Wildan Ghiffary; Susie M. Grant; Lee Hannah; Patrick N. Halpin; Mike Harfoot; Susan G. Heaslip; Nicholas W. Jeffery; Naomi Kingston; Heike K. Lotze; Jennifer McGowan; Elizabeth McLeod; Chris J. McOwen; Bethan C. O’Leary; Laurenne Schiller; Ryan R. E. Stanley; Maxine Westhead; Kristen L. Wilson; Boris Worm
• Keywords: Climate Change Adaptation

The impacts of climate change and the socioecological challenges they present are ubiquitous increasingly severe. Practical efforts to operationalize climate-responsive design management in global network marine protected areas (MPAs) required ensure long-term effectiveness for safeguarding biodiversity ecosystem services. Here, we review progress integrating adaptation into MPA provide eight recommendations expedite this process. Climate-smart objectives should become default all areas, made an explicit international policy target. Furthermore, incentives use more dynamic tools would increase responsiveness as a whole. Given ongoing negotiations on conservation targets, now is ideal time proactively reform seascape climate-biodiversity reality.