Planning for a sustainable ocean under environmental and social change - Livestream

Planning of marine areas is being developed worldwide to support ocean sustainability. However, a number of conceptual and practical challenges limit the effectiveness of developing and implementing MSP. On top of these challengesâ€"and with a high potential to significantly exacerbate themâ€"there is global climate change. Climate-induced changes in ocean conditions and marine ecosystems will affect the ways humans use the ocean. In order to respond to these changes and effectively support sustainable and equitable ocean use, MSP will need to integrate climate-related knowledge and foresee adaptation pathways. Under a changing ocean, we also need to ensure a paradigm shift towards MSP initiatives that truly support a healthy ocean, as without healthy and productive marine ecosystems we will not be able to ensure long-term socio-economic development and human well-being.

Speaker: Catarina Santos, University of Lisbon

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