TY - JOUR
T1 - Marine spatial planning in areas beyond national jurisdiction
AU - Wright, Glen
AU - Gjerde, Kristina M.
AU - Johnson, David E.
AU - Finkelstein, Aria
AU - Ferreira, Maria Adelaide
AU - Dunn, Daniel C.
AU - Chaves, Mariamalia Rodriguez
AU - Grehan, Anthony
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Pressure on marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) has increased significantly in recent decades, prompting the international community to begin formal negotiations for a legally binding agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in these areas. The current international legal framework does not provide for the creation of holistic and cross-sectoral area-based management tools (ABMTs) in ABNJ. The forthcoming negotiations will consider how to fill this gap. Marine spatial planning (MSP) is one ABMT that could be covered in a new agreement, alongside marine protected areas (MPAs) and other measures. This article introduces the current framework for MSP in ABNJ, provides discussion of selected ongoing initiatives, and proposes some avenues for inclusion of MSP in a new agreement, including general provisions, institutional implications, and possible models for an international MSP process.
AB - Pressure on marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) has increased significantly in recent decades, prompting the international community to begin formal negotiations for a legally binding agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in these areas. The current international legal framework does not provide for the creation of holistic and cross-sectoral area-based management tools (ABMTs) in ABNJ. The forthcoming negotiations will consider how to fill this gap. Marine spatial planning (MSP) is one ABMT that could be covered in a new agreement, alongside marine protected areas (MPAs) and other measures. This article introduces the current framework for MSP in ABNJ, provides discussion of selected ongoing initiatives, and proposes some avenues for inclusion of MSP in a new agreement, including general provisions, institutional implications, and possible models for an international MSP process.
KW - Area-based management tools (ABMTs)
KW - Areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ)
KW - International ocean governance
KW - Law of the Sea
KW - Marine spatial planning (MSP)
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85061333744
U2 - 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.12.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85061333744
SN - 0308-597X
VL - 132
JO - Marine Policy
JF - Marine Policy
M1 - 103384
ER -
