TY - JOUR
T1 - Regional Oceans Governance Mechanisms: A Review
AU - Rochette, Julien
AU - Billé, Raphaël
AU - Molenaar, Erik
AU - Drankier, Petra
AU - Chabason, Lucien
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - The development of regional governance for the protection of the environment, sustainable use of natural resources and conservation of its biodiversity is unquestionably a cornerstone of international environmental law and policy. With regard to marine and coastal issues, it has mainly been taking place through Regional Seas programmes, Regional Fishery Bodies and Large Marine Ecosystems mechanisms. Based on a similar geographical approach, however, these regional mechanisms raise concerns relating to their coordination and efficiency, and possibly overlap in what they aim to achieve. This paper provides a review of existing regional oceans governance mechanisms, assessing their individual and collective capacities to move towards ecosystem-based management, and highlighting options to make the regional landscape more coherent and effective.
AB - The development of regional governance for the protection of the environment, sustainable use of natural resources and conservation of its biodiversity is unquestionably a cornerstone of international environmental law and policy. With regard to marine and coastal issues, it has mainly been taking place through Regional Seas programmes, Regional Fishery Bodies and Large Marine Ecosystems mechanisms. Based on a similar geographical approach, however, these regional mechanisms raise concerns relating to their coordination and efficiency, and possibly overlap in what they aim to achieve. This paper provides a review of existing regional oceans governance mechanisms, assessing their individual and collective capacities to move towards ecosystem-based management, and highlighting options to make the regional landscape more coherent and effective.
KW - Oceans governance
KW - Regional seas programmes
KW - Regional fishery bodies
KW - Large marine ecosystems
KW - ecosystem-based management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84930674347&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.05.012
DO - 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.05.012
M3 - Article
SN - 0308-597X
VL - 60
SP - 9
EP - 19
JO - Marine Policy
JF - Marine Policy
ER -