Published August 31, 2024 | Version v1
Project deliverable Open

MSP4BIO Deliverable 2.3: State of the art overview of the current protection and restoration measures in place

  • 1. EDMO icon CNR, National Research Council, Institute of Marine Science (Rome)
  • 2. ROR icon Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri
  • 3. MSP4BIO
  • 4. Istituto di Scienze Marine - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
  • 5. ROR icon Flanders Marine Institute
  • 6. Center for Coastal and Marine Studies (CCMS)
  • 7. ROR icon Nantes Université
  • 8. ROR icon Universidade dos Açores
  • 9. National Institute for Marine Reserach and Development "Grigore Antipa"
  • 10. ROR icon Institutul Naţional de Cercetare Dezvoltare Marină Grigore Antipa
  • 11. ROR icon Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission
  • 12. ROR icon Gdynia Maritime University
  • 13. ROR icon University of Gdańsk
  • 14. EDMO icon Finnish Environment Institute
  • 15. PAP/RAC
  • 16. CNR-ISMAR
  • 17. CEREMA / Risques, eaux et mer

Description

A state-of-the-art overview of the main categories of conservation measures currently applied to protect marine ecosystems and species, considering international, European and national level measures is provided, including examples of Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs). Some cases of marine restoration measures are also illustrated. The overview considers the test-site countries across all the European sea basins. Some representative cases of MPAs and OECMs are detailed based on desktop review and outcomes from interviews. Interviews have supported the identification of trade-offs between marine conservation and human uses, of challenges encountered in designation and management and of opportunities for transfer of the experience in other contexts.

Files

D2.3 State of the art overview of the current protection and restoration measures in place.pdf

Additional details

Funding

European Commission
MSP4BIO - Improved Science-Based Maritime Spatial Planning to Safeguard and Restore Biodiversity in a coherent European MPA network 101060707