Compliance – The 'Achilles heel' of protected areas
In: Marine policy, Band 155, S. 105728
ISSN: 0308-597X
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In: Marine policy, Band 155, S. 105728
ISSN: 0308-597X
In: Marine policy, Band 77, S. 9-12
ISSN: 0308-597X
In: Marine policy, Band 41, S. 14-24
ISSN: 0308-597X
In: Marine policy: the international journal of ocean affairs, Band 41, S. 14-24
ISSN: 0308-597X
Background: The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is the world's most iconic coral reef ecosystem, recognised internationally as a World Heritage Area of outstanding significance. Safeguarding the biodiversity of this universally important reef is a core legislative objective; however, ongoing cumulative impacts including widespread coral bleaching and other detrimental impacts have heightened conservation concerns for the future of the GBR. Methods: Here we review the literature to report on processes threatening species on the GBR, the status of marine biodiversity, and evaluate the extent of species-level monitoring and reporting. We assess how many species are listed as threatened at a global scale and explore whether these same species are protected under national threatened species legislation. We conclude this review by providing future directions for protecting potentially endangered elements of biodiversity within the GBR. Results: Most of the threats identified to be harming the diversity of marine life on the GBR over the last two-three decades remain to be effectively addressed and many are worsening. The inherent resilience of this globally significant coral reef ecosystem has been seriously compromised and various elements of the biological diversity for which it is renowned may be at risk of silent extinction. We show at least 136 of the 12,000+ animal species known to occur on the GBR (approximately 20% of the 700 species assessed by the IUCN) occur in elevated categories of threat (Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable) at a global scale. Despite the wider background level of threat for these 136 species, only 23 of them are listed as threatened under regional or national legislation. Discussion: To adequately protect the biodiversity values of the GBR, it may be necessary to conduct further targeted species-level monitoring and reporting to complement ecosystem management approaches. Conducting a vigorous value of information analysis would provide the opportunity to evaluate what new and ...
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In: Marine policy, Band 81, S. 411-418
ISSN: 0308-597X
In: Dudley , N , Hockings , M , Stolton , S , Amend , T , Badola , R , Bianco , M , Chettri , N , Cook , C , Day , J C , Dearden , P , Edwards , M , Ferraro , P , Foden , W , Gambino , R , Gaston , K J , Hayward , N , Hickey , V , Irving , J , Jeffries , B , Karapetyan , A , Kettunen , M , Laestadius , L , Laffoley , D , Lham , D , Lichtenstein , G , Makombo , J , Marshall , N , McGeoch , M , Nguyen , D , Nogué , S , Paxton , M , Rao , M , Reichelt , R , Rivas , J , Roux , D , Rutte , C , Schreckenberg , K , Sovinc , A , Sutyrina , S , Utomo , A , Vallauri , D , Vedeld , P O , Verschuuren , B , Waithaka , J , Woodley , S , Wyborn , C & Zhang , Y 2018 , ' Priorities for protected area research ' , Parks , vol. 24 , no. 1 , pp. 35-50 . https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.CH.2018.PARKS-24-1ND.en
A hundred research priorities of critical importance to protected area management were identified by a targeted survey of conservation professionals; half researchers and half practitioners. Respondents were selected to represent a range of disciplines, every continent except Antarctica and roughly equal numbers of men and women. The results analysed thematically and grouped as potential research topics as by both practitioners and researchers. Priority research gaps reveal a high interest to demonstrate the role of protected areas within a broader discussion about sustainable futures and if and how protected areas can address a range of conservation and socio-economic challenges effectively. The paper lists the hundred priorities structured under broad headings of management, ecology, governance and social (including political and economic issues) and helps contribute to setting future research agendas.
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