The integration of nature conservation into the marine spatial planning process |
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| Institution: | 1. Ghent University, Faculty of Sciences, Marine Biology Research Group, Krijgslaan 281 – S8 9000 Gent, Belgium;2. Ghent University, Faculty of Law, Department of Public International Law, Maritime Institute, Universiteitstraat 6, 9000 Gent, Belgium;3. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of the Mathematical Model of the North Sea, Marine Ecosystem Management Section, Gulledelle 100, 1200 Brussels, Belgium;1. Ghent University, Faculty of Law, Department of Public International Law, Maritime Institute, Universiteitstraat 4, 9000, Gent, Belgium;2. Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, 46.7 km Athens - Sounio ave., 19013, Anavyssos, Greece;1. Université de Nantes, CNRS, UMR LETG, Chemin de la Censive du Tertre, BP 81227, F-44000 Nantes, France;2. Department of Geography & Planning, University of Liverpool, Roxby Building, Liverpool L69 7ZQ, United Kingdom;1. Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI), University College Cork, Haulbowline Road, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, Ireland;2. Università IUAV di Venezia, Santa Croce 191, Tolentini, 30135 Venezia, Italy;3. MARE- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal;1. Centro de Oceanografia, Laboratório Marítimo da Guia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Nossa Senhora do Cabo 939, 2750-374 Cascais, Portugal;2. Duke University Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516-9721, USA;3. IN+, Centro de Estudos em Inovação, Tecnologia e Políticas de Desenvolvimento, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;4. e-GEO, Centro de Estudos de Geografia e Planeamento Regional, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida de Berna 26-C, 1069-061 Lisboa, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | The understanding of the role of nature conservation (NC) is used to illustrate how an integrated and sustainable approach to decision-making could be developed for planning and managing activities in the marine environment. The need for NC to be integrated in the marine spatial planning (MSP) decision-making process is highlighted in various initiatives around the world. However none of these initiatives describes a commonly applicable framework to achieve this goal. The plethora of interpretations regarding the meaning, role and position of NC in planning, makes such an attempt more complex. A good starting point in order to develop such a process is to answer the question: how NC can contribute to the achievement of sustainability in the context of MSP? In the present study the different ways that NC has been interpreted over time are explored and several definitions are analyzed, concluding that there is currently no common approach to NC in MSP initiatives. Therefore it is indicated that NC should be treated as a means to achieve good environmental status of the ecosystem, based on its spatial, economic and conflict resolution dimensions, characteristics that are common among all marine uses. Consequently, it is proposed that NC at sea should be put in a central position during the MSP processes. A schematic presentation of the concept is provided in this paper. |
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