Ecosystem Approaches To The Management Of Ocean Related Activities

Author : United Nations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D034047455

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Ecosystem Approaches to the Management of Ocean-related Activities by United Nations Pdf

Healthy ecosystems provide invaluable functions and services that are essential to the marine environment and to human well-being. Unfortunately, some human activities have had an adverse impact on the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. A multitude of stressors, such as pollution, overfishing, coastal development, invasive alien species, and climate change, have impaired the ability of these ecosystems to provide essential goods and services. This training manual focuses on the development and implementation of an ecosystem approach to the management of human activities and their impacts on the marine environment. An ecosystem approach is essentially an evolution of integrated coastal and ocean management, with a greater emphasis on ecosystem goals and objectives and their outcomes.

Author : Karen McLeod,Heather Leslie
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781610911313

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Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans by Karen McLeod,Heather Leslie Pdf

Conventional management approaches cannot meet the challenges faced by ocean and coastal ecosystems today. Consequently, national and international bodies have called for a shift toward more comprehensive ecosystem-based marine management. Synthesizing a vast amount of current knowledge, Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans is a comprehensive guide to utilizing this promising new approach. At its core, ecosystem-based management (EBM) is about acknowledging connections. Instead of focusing on the impacts of single activities on the delivery of individual ecosystem services, EBM focuses on the array of services that we receive from marine systems, the interactive and cumulative effects of multiple human activities on these coupled ecological and social systems, and the importance of working towards common goals across sectors. Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans provides a conceptual framework for students and professionals who want to understand and utilize this powerful approach. And it employs case studies that draw on the experiences of EBM practitioners to demonstrate how EBM principles can be applied to real-world problems. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding the factors that contribute to social and ecological resilience —the extent to which a system can maintain its structure, function, and identity in the face of disturbance. Utilizing the resilience framework, professionals can better predict how systems will respond to a variety of disturbances, as well as to a range of management alternatives. Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans presents the latest science of resilience, while it provides tools for the design and implementation of responsive EBM solutions.

Author : United Nations. Open-ended Informal Consultive Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea. Meeting 2006
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132059879

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Ecosystem Approaches and Oceans by United Nations. Open-ended Informal Consultive Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea. Meeting 2006 Pdf

The publication presents panel presentations and plenary discussions from interested delegations which resulted in important convergence of opinions. The area of focus of the presentation was "Ecosystem approaches and oceans". 20 individual panelists made presentations on the various aspects of the topic. The presentations demonstrate that a lot more is happening than had been understood. Nonetheless, a lot is still to be done, in particular, to deal with issues on the high seas where knowledge and governance systems are weak.

Author : Sue Kidd,Andy Plater,Chris Frid
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781136538445

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The Ecosystem Approach to Marine Planning and Management by Sue Kidd,Andy Plater,Chris Frid Pdf

The marine environment is one of our most precious yet fragile natural resources. It provides a wide range of essential goods and services, including food, regulation of climate and nutrient cycling, as well as a setting for transport, recreation and tourism. This environment is however extremely complex and very sensitive to development pressures and other forms of human influence. Planning and management of the sea are similarly complicated, reflecting intricate legal, institutional and ownerships patterns. This creates a situation where marine ecosystems are vulnerable to over-exploitation or neglect. The Ecosystem Approach to Marine Planning and Management describes how growing concern about the state of our seas is resulting in the development of new approaches to marine planning and management. For example, the United Nations Environment Programme has called for the widespread introduction of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), and the European Union has recently been consulting on a new European Maritime Policy designed to stimulate economic growth but at the same time protect the resource base. Within the United Kingdom, the 2010 Marine Act draws upon the experience of town and country planning and brings into being a new system of Marine Spatial Planning. The authors show that a common feature of all these developments is an appreciation that more integrated forms of planning and management are required for our seas and that new arrangements must draw together understanding from natural science, social science and many other perspectives. Adopting such a trans-disciplinary and holistic (or 'ecosystems') approach, the book distils the expertise of these different disciplines and seeks to promote a broader understanding of the origins and practicalities of new approaches to marine planning and management.

Author : Karen McLeod,Heather Leslie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015080873188

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Ecosystem-Based Management for the Oceans by Karen McLeod,Heather Leslie Pdf

International bodies have called for a shift toward more comprehensive ecosystem-based marine management. This book is a guide to utilising this new approach.

Author : Gabriella Bianchi,Hein Rune Skjoldal
Publisher : CABI
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845934149

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The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries by Gabriella Bianchi,Hein Rune Skjoldal Pdf

"Sustainable use of aquatic ecosystems is high on regional, national and international agendas and central to the implementation of international agreements on biological diversity, responsible fisheries and fish stock management. Since 2001, when political commitments were made to implement the ecosystem approach, countries have begun to incorporate ecosystem considerations into their fisheries management and have met with varied success." "The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries covers both theoretical andapplied aspects of sustainable management, with a particular emphasis on reviewing concepts and addressing implementation issues in the form of case studies from around the world. Personal experiences are considered from diverse backgrounds and discuss the constraints encountered, strategies identified and best practices to facilitate further implementation."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : David Langlet,Rosemary Gail Rayfuse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Environmental management
ISBN : 9004389970

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The Ecosystem Approach in Ocean Planning and Governance by David Langlet,Rosemary Gail Rayfuse Pdf

Applying much needed legal and social sciences perspectives, the book provides in depth analyses of lessons learned and remaining challenges associated with making the Ecosystem Approach fully relevant and operational in various fields of marine governance.

Author : Lucia Fanning,Robin Mahon,Patrick McConney
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789089642424

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Towards Marine Ecosystem-based Management in the Wider Caribbean by Lucia Fanning,Robin Mahon,Patrick McConney Pdf

An approach that encompasses the human and natural dimensions of ecosystems is one that the Wider Caribbean Region knows it must adopt and implement, in order to ensure the sustainable use of the region's shared marine resources. This volume contributes towards that vision, bringing together the collective knowledge and experience of scholars and practitioners within the Wider Caribbean to begin the process of assembling a road map towards marine ecosystem based management (EBM) for the region. It also serves a broader purpose of providing stakeholders and policy actors in each of the world's sixty-four Large Marine Ecosystems, with a comparative example of the challenges and information needs required to implement principled ocean governance generally and marine EBM in particular, at multiple levels. Additionally, the volume serves to supplement the training of graduate level students in the marine sciences by enhancing interdisciplinary understanding of challenges in implementing marine EBM.

Author : National Research Council,Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Ecosystem Management for Sustainable Marine Fisheries
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999-03-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309055260

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Sustaining Marine Fisheries by National Research Council,Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Ecosystem Management for Sustainable Marine Fisheries Pdf

Fluctuations and declines in marine fish populations have caused growing concern among marine scientists, fisheries managers, commercial and recreational fishers, and the public. Sustaining Marine Fisheries explores the nature of marine ecosystems and the complex interacting factors that shape their productivity. The book documents the condition of marine fisheries today, highlighting species and geographic areas that are under particular stress. Challenges to achieving sustainability are discussed, and shortcomings of existing fisheries management and regulation are examined. The volume calls for fisheries management to adopt a broader ecosystem perspective that encompasses all relevant environmental and human influences. Sustaining Marine Fisheries offers new approaches to building workable fisheries management institutions, improving scientific data, and developing management tools. The book recommends ways to change current practices that encourage overexploitation of fish resources. It will be of special interest to marine policymakers and ecologists, fisheries regulators and managers, fisheries scientists and marine ecologists, fishers, and concerned individuals.

Author : United States. Interagency Ecosystem Management Task Force
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN : IND:30000042387468

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The Ecosystem Approach by United States. Interagency Ecosystem Management Task Force Pdf

Author : Md. Nazrul Islam,Sven Erik Jorgensen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781498767736

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Environmental Management of Marine Ecosystems by Md. Nazrul Islam,Sven Erik Jorgensen Pdf

Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) is one of the most holistic approaches to protecting marine and coastal ecosystems as it recognizes the need to protect entire marine ecosystems instead of individual species. After decades of pollution, habitat degradation and overfishing, now climate change and ocean acidification threaten the health of the ocean in unprecedented way. Environmental Management of Marine Ecosystems illustrates the current status, trends, and effects of climate, natural disturbances and anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems. It demonstrates how to integrate different management tools and models in an up-to-date, multidisciplinary approach to environmental management. This indispensable guide provides several case studies from around the world and creates a framework for identifying management tools and their applications in coral reefs, fisheries, migratory species, marine islands and associated ecosystems such as mangroves and sea grass beds. It discusses the physical and chemical compositions of marine ecosystems along with the threats and actions needed to protect them. The application of model framework to several contemporary management issues include the modelling of harmful algal bloom dynamics, understanding the dispersal of sea lice, and the possible impacts on intertidal communities of the provision of novel offshore habitat. The results of extensive research by an international team of contributors, the Environmental Management of Marine Ecosystems is designed to inform scientists, practitioners, academics, government and non-government policymakers on the particularities of marine ecosystems and assist them in understanding the EBM approaches in means of mitigation and adaptation of human activities that result in sustainability. These practices will help change the current methodologies used for resource assessment and the future regulations of marine resources.

Author : United States. Interagency Ecosystem Management Task Force
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN : MSU:31293016179503

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The Ecosystem Approach: Implementation issues by United States. Interagency Ecosystem Management Task Force Pdf

Author : S. M. Garcia
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9251049602

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The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries by S. M. Garcia Pdf

Ecosystems are complex and dynamic natural units that produce goods and services beyond those of benefit to fisheries. Because fisheries have a direct impact on the ecosystem, which is also impacted by other human activities, they need to be managed in an ecosystem context. The meaning of the terms "ecosystem management", "ecosystem-based management", "ecosystem approach to fisheries" (EAF), etc., are still not universally defined and progressively evolving. The justification of EAF is evident in the characteristics of an exploited ecosystem and the impacts resulting from fisheries and other activities. The rich set of international agreements of relevance to EAF contains a large number of principles and conceptual objectives. Both provide a fundamental guidance and a significant challenge for the implementation of EAF. The available international instruments also provide the institutional foundations for EAF. The FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries is particularly important in this respect and contains provisions for practically all aspects of the approach. One major difficulty in defining EAF lies precisely in turning the available concepts and principles into operational objectives from which an EAF management plan would more easily be developed. The paper discusses these together with the types of action needed to achieve them. Experience in EAF implementation is still limited but some issues are already apparent,e.g. in added complexity, insufficient capacity, slow implementation, need for a pragmatic approach, etc. It is argued, in conclusion, that the future of EAF and fisheries depends on the way in which the two fundamental concepts of fisheries management and ecosystem management, and their respective stakeholders, will join efforts or collide.

Author : Hance D. Smith,Juan Luis Suárez de Vivero,Tundi S. Agardy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781136294822

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Routledge Handbook of Ocean Resources and Management by Hance D. Smith,Juan Luis Suárez de Vivero,Tundi S. Agardy Pdf

This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of ocean resources and management by focusing on critical issues relating to human development and the marine environment, their interrelationships as expressed through the uses of the sea as a resource, and the regional expression of these themes. The underlying approach is geographical, with prominence given to the biosphere, political arrangements and regional patterns – all considered to be especially crucial to the human understanding required for the use and management of the world's oceans. Part one addresses key themes in our knowledge of relationships between people and the sea on a global scale, including economic and political issues, and understanding and managing marine environments. Part two provides a systematic review of the uses of the sea, grouped into food, ocean space, materials and energy, and the sea as an environmental resource. Part three on the geography of the sea considers management strategies especially related to the state system, and regional management developments in both core economic regions and the developing periphery. Chapter 23 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9780203115398.ch23

Author : Jake C. Rice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biology
ISBN : UCSD:31822033842659

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Guidance on the Application of the Ecosystem Approach to Management of Human Activities in the European Marine Environment by Jake C. Rice Pdf