Data/hora: 04/06/2024 13:31:48

Provedor de dados: | 7
País: | Canada
Título: | Steps toward a shared governance response for achieving Good Environmental Status in the Mediterranean Sea
Autores: | Cinnirella, Sergio; CNR-Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research; s.cinnirella@iia.cnr.it; Brennan, Ruth; The Scottish Association for Marine Science; ruth.brennan@sams.ac.uk; Barausse, Alberto; University of Padova; alberto.barausse@unipd.it; Icely, John; University of Algarve; john.icely@gmail.com; Luisetti, Tiziana; Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science; tiziana.luisetti@cefas.co.uk; Newton, Alice; University of Algarve; anewton@ualg.pt; O'Higgins, Tim; The Scottish Association for Marine Science; Tim.O\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Higgins@sams.ac.uk; Palmeri, Luca; University of Padova; lpalmeri@unipd.it; Palmieri, Maria Giovanna; University of East Anglia; M.G.Palmieri@uea.ac.uk; Raux, Pascal; University of Western Brittany; pascal.raux@univ-brest.fr; Rees, Sian; University of Plymouth; sian.rees@plymouth.ac.uk; Pirrone, Nicola; CNR-Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research; pirrone@iia.cnr.it; Turner, Kerry; University of East Anglia; r.k.turner@uea.ac.uk.
Data: | 2014-12-16
Ano: | 2014
Palavras-chave: | Ecosystem approach; Environmental status; Governance; Legislation implementation; Marine environment; Mediterranean; Shared vision.
Resumo: | The Mediterranean region is of fundamental importance to Europe given its strategic position. The responsibility for its overall ecosystem integrity is shared by European Union Member States (EU-MS) and other Mediterranean countries. A juxtaposition of overlapping governance instruments occurred recently in the region, with the implementation of both the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) for EU-MS and the Ecosystem Approach Strategy (ECAP) for all Mediterranean countries, including EU-MS. Both MSFD and ECAP are structured around vision-driven processes to achieve Good Environmental Status and a Healthy Environment, respectively. These processes have clear ecosystem-based, integrated policy objectives to guarantee the preservation and integrity of Mediterranean marine ecosystem goods and services. However, adoption of these instruments, especially those related to the new EU-MS directives on marine policy, could result in a governance gap in addition to the well-known economic gap between the EU and the non-EU political blocs. We identify two complementary requirements for effective implementation of both MSFD and ECAP that could work together to reduce this gap, to ensure a better alignment between MSFD and ECAP and better planning for stakeholder engagement. These are key issues for the future success of these instruments in a Mediterranean region where discrepancies between societal and ecological objectives may pose a challenge to these processes.
Tipo: | Peer-Reviewed Reports
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | vol19/iss4/art47/
Editor: | Resilience Alliance
Formato: | text/html application/pdf
Fonte: | Ecology and Society; Vol. 19, No. 4 (2014)