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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management
… is now widely accepted throughout the world as the best approach to dealing with coastal issues and the 1990s saw a … for example, in the development of the so-called "ecosystem approach" by the Conference of the Parties to the … CZMP Coastal Zone Management Program (United States) Ecosystem A natural entity (or a system) with distinct …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… GEF-supported projects. Based on a similar geographical approach, these regional mechanisms however raise concerns … . . 13 1.2.3. Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) Mechanisms ... ........................................... . 13 1.3. Ecosystem Management Concepts ... …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity
… governance framework based on an holistic and integrated approach, including marine spatial planning, for the … the uniqueness, significance and diversity of the regional ecosystem. The region has one of the most heavily trafficked … was to protect the unique coral reef tract and its related ecosystem from potential threats from international shipping …
Brochure - Sustainable Ocean Initiative
… managed and harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoid- ed, … areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and … through ap- propriate application of the precautionary approach and the use of integrated marine and coastal area …
Strengthening policies relating to the sea and oceans
… crises will come from the sea; EMPHASIZING that most ecosystem services provided by marine and coastal ecosystems … covered by the seas and oceans, and supplies resources and ecosystem services, which are indispensable for the planet; … activities; FURTHER RECALLING the need for an ecosystem approach to guarantee an economic development compatible with …
Risks from Maritime Traffic to Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Identification of Issues and Possible Responses
… biodiversity should therefore be addressed by a holistic approach that takes into account threats from both maritime … various threats and their effects. The need for a holistic approach, however, must not prevent action from being taken … between coastal and pelagic biological profi les, an ecosystem approach to conservation should be preferred to the …