This publication provides a basis for development and implementation of a global system of marine protected areas (MPAs) to protect and manage representative examples of the world's rich marine biodiversity. It identifies priorities for establishing new marine protected areas and improving management of existing ones in each of the world's 18 major marine regions. One of the prime objectives of the report was to produce maps of the 18 bio-geographic regions into which the world has been divided. Shown in this report are the locations of existing MPAs, existing MPAs characterized as to national and regional priority for management strengthening, and proposed new MPAs of national priority or regional priority. General recommendations, based on an analysis of the 18 regional reports and a synthesis of their recommendations, address the need to 1) achieve integrated management of the marine environment; 2) ensure the application of science to management; 3) secure community support; 4) develop the human capacity to manage; 5) achieve a balance between planning, implementation, and evaluation; and 6) identify sources of funding.
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Document Date
1995/01/01
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Document Type
Working Paper
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Report Number
24762
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
4
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Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Antarctic, Arctic, Mediterranean, Northwest Atlantic, Northeast Atlantic and Baltic
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Keywords
marine biodiversity; regional priority; unsustainable use of resources; Coastal Zone Management; classification system; marine resource; clearing of forests; participation in management; amount of fund; environment and development; marine area; marine ecosystem; information gap; protected area; management agencies; small area; primary data; administrative mechanisms; biogeographic zone; agenda 21; ecosystem type; representative sample; management control; community support; human capacity; conservation objective; ecological sustainability; sea area; adjacent land; conservation priority; national capacity; financial action; local population; coastal population; environmental awareness; biological diversity; information campaign; sustainable management; scientific knowledge; research program; traditional skill; management process; scientific method; mental problem; fundamental principles; coastal resource; monitoring techniques; accurate assessment; monitoring program; primary reason; biogeographic region; falkland islands; offshore islands; public support; existing area
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Bleakley,Christopher KELLEHER, GRAEME Wells,Sue
A global representative system of marine protected areas : Antarctic, Arctic, Mediterranean, Northwest Atlantic, Northeast Atlantic and Baltic (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/876641468762873338/Antarctic-Arctic-Mediterranean-Northwest-Atlantic-Northeast-Atlantic-and-Baltic