The European Union and the establishment of marine protected areas in Antarctica

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 861-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nengye Liu
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
The European Union

The Role of Published Information in Reviewing Conservation Objectives for Natura 2000 Protected Areas in the European Union

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 702-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Otars Opermanis ◽  
Brian MacSharry ◽  
Jerome Bailly-Maitre ◽  
Douglas Evans ◽  
Zelmira Sipkova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
The European Union

The European Union, Fisheries and ‘Due Regard’ in the EEZ: Some Reflections

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
Frederik Naert
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Arctic Ocean ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Central Arctic Ocean ◽  
The Third ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

Abstract This contribution addresses some particular aspects of fisheries and some specificities of the European Union (EU) in this field. The first section explains how institutional settings in the framework of which all states concerned can discuss mutual rights and obligations, including the ‘due regard’ obligation in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), have been established in the field of fisheries. The second section presents two examples of situations in which the ‘due regard’ obligation has given rise to discussion: the negotiations on an Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean and discussions on Marine Protected Areas and other similar areas. In the third section, a few issues that are particular to the EU are identified, including the competences transferred to the EU and their external exercise by the EU and the impact of EU law on relations between Member States in their respective EEZs.

scholarly journals Developing best practice for using Marxan to locate Marine Protected Areas in European waters

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Smith ◽  
Paul D. Eastwood ◽  
Yoshitaka Ota ◽  
Stuart I. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Smith, R. J., Eastwood, P. D., Ota, Y., and Rogers, S. I. 2009. Developing best practice for using Marxan to locate Marine Protected Areas in European waters. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 188–194. Several recent studies have investigated the use of the conservation planning software Marxan to design Marine Protected Area (MPA) networks in UK waters. The systematic conservation planning approach embodied by Marxan has a number of advantages, but these studies have highlighted the need for guidance and advice on best practice. Here, we discuss two broad topics that we feel should inform future developments in the UK and elsewhere in the European Union. First, several technical issues need to be addressed to ensure the scientific defensibility of any conservation planning project. These include identifying which conservation features should be represented in an MPA system, developing a system for setting representation targets, and identifying which data should be included to minimize conflict with human uses of the sea. Second, it is necessary for researchers to engage at an early stage with those responsible for implementation and recognize that reserve selection should be part of a broader conservation planning process centred on a stakeholder-developed implementation strategy. A more-inclusive approach will make use of technical outputs, such as those generated by Marxan, as part of the process of policy development.

Connectedness and connectivity of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas across country borders in the European Union

2012 ◽  
Vol 153 ◽  
pp. 227-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Otars Opermanis ◽  
Brian MacSharry ◽  
Ainars Aunins ◽  
Zelmira Sipkova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Natura 2000 ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Natura 2000 Network

scholarly journals Challenges of tourism development in protected areas of Croatia and Slovenia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vuk Tvrtko Opačić
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Federal Republic ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Economic Context ◽  
Management And Development ◽  
The University

This collection of research is the result of fruitful collaboration between the Department of Geography of the University of Zagreb in Croatia, and the Department of Geography of the University of Primorska in Slovenia, which was implemented within the framework of a bilateral research pro-ject entitled “Comparative analysis of spatial development of tourism in protected areas of Croatia and Slovenia”, in 2018 and 2019. The authors found a background for their research in the fact that Croatia and Slovenia are interesting cases for examining the spatial development of tourism in protected areas of nature, as they shared the same socio-economic context of development in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After their independence and the period of transition, they faced different development dynamics and adopted various approaches for management and development of protected areas. Today, both countries are members of the European Union and are confronted with many similar challenges regarding the implementation of the concept of sustainable tourism in protected areas.

Elevated trawling inside protected areas undermines conservation outcomes in a global fishing hot spot

Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 362 (6421) ◽  
pp. 1403-1407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Dureuil ◽  
Kristina Boerder ◽  
Kirsti A. Burnett ◽  
Rainer Froese ◽  
Boris Worm
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Fishing Pressure ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Sensitive Species ◽  
Trawl Fishing ◽  
Global Biodiversity ◽  
Nonprotected Areas

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly used as a primary tool to conserve biodiversity. This is particularly relevant in heavily exploited fisheries hot spots such as Europe, where MPAs now cover 29% of territorial waters, with unknown effects on fishing pressure and conservation outcomes. We investigated industrial trawl fishing and sensitive indicator species in and around 727 MPAs designated by the European Union. We found that 59% of MPAs are commercially trawled, and average trawling intensity across MPAs is at least 1.4-fold higher as compared with nonprotected areas. Abundance of sensitive species (sharks, rays, and skates) decreased by 69% in heavily trawled areas. The widespread industrial exploitation of MPAs undermines global biodiversity conservation targets, elevating recent concerns about growing human pressures on protected areas worldwide.

scholarly journals Science for MPA Management: Understanding the UN/EU Ecosystem Approach and the Role of MPAs

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Kersting ◽  
C. Webster
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Marine Strategy Framework Directive ◽  
Ecap Process ◽  
Environmental Status ◽  
Good Environmental Status ◽  
Barcelona Convention

The objective of this issue of «Science for MPA Management» is to explore the process of the ecosystem approach adopted in 2008 by the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive of the European Union. In this context, Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are identified as a key element in the implementation of monitoring that aims to report on the progress made towards the achievement of the Good Environmental Status of the Mediterranean. Their role must nevertheless be strengthened, with in particular a potential support from the MedPAN network to coordinate monitoring in MPAs on different components related to the EcAP process on a Mediterranean scale.

scholarly journals Uniqueness of Protected Areas for Conservation Strategies in the European Union

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Hoffmann ◽  
Carl Beierkuhnlein ◽  
Richard Field ◽  
Antonello Provenzale ◽  
Alessandro Chiarucci
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
The European Union
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