Expanding the Protected Area Network in Antarctica is Urgent and Readily Achievable
| Autor: | Steven L. Chown, Bernard W. T. Coetzee, Peter Convey |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
Conservation planning Policy development 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Ecology business.industry Best practice Environmental resource management Biodiversity Conservation Plan Antarctic treaty 15. Life on land 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 13. Climate action 14. Life underwater Business Commons Protected area Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | Conservation Letters. 10:670-680 |
| ISSN: | 1755-263X |
| Popis: | The terrestrial protected areas of Antarctica are generally small, unrepresentative of the continent's biodiversity, and at risk from a range of pressures. While some consider the whole Antarctic region as a protected area, we demonstrate that the evidence does not support this view. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty recognizes that a systematic environmental-geographical framework provides a quantitative approach to inform expansion of the current Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) network. We review the progress thus far and challenges facing the establishment of protected areas in terrestrial Antarctica when adopting best practice approaches, an assessment that is lacking for the region to date. Encouragingly, because of the historical investment in Antarctic biodiversity science, and the existence and implementation of defined processes to identify and designate ASPAs, the opportunity exists to rapidly expand the current ASPA network. However, challenges remain. Foremost amongst these is the adoption of a comprehensive systematic conservation plan by stakeholders. We outline a strategy for the Antarctic Treaty Parties to provide the equitable, effective, transparent and scientifically founded expansion of protected areas that Antarctica urgently requires. We also highlight where opportunities for co-learning may lie in conservation planning and policy development in the Antarctic and other commons or commons-like areas. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved |
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