BIOL3701 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ecologically Sustainable Development, Iucn Protected Area Categories, Benthic Zone
26 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Protected Areas
Reserves/National Parks/Marine Parks
Australian Example
Australia signatory to:
oRio declaration
oStockholm declaration
oConvention of Biological Diversity (CBD)
oUN Convention of Biological Diversity
oJakarta
Australia (commonwealth, state and territory) COMMITTED to establishment
of:
oNRMPSA (National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas
CBD Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
Goal A
oAddress the underlying causes of biodiversity by mainstreaming it
across government and society
Goal B
oReduce the direct pressure of biodiversity and promote sustainable use
Goal C
oImprove the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species
and genetic diversity
Goal D
oEnhance benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystem services
Goal E
oEnhance implementation through participatory planning, knowledge
management and capacity building
Target 11:
oBy 2020, at least 17% of terrestrial and inland water and 10% of
coastal and marine areas (especially those important to biodiversity)
are conserved through effectively managed, ecologically representative
and well connected systems
MPAs (Marine Protected Areas)
Approximately 6.9% of the world’s ocean is protected under MPAs
Protected area is:
oSpatially defined
oThree dimensional
Water column, airspace, seabed
oGovernance declared by state or people
oBinding commitment to conservation
oActive steps to conserve
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oRecognized under law
oMonitored, regulated, supported etc.
oIn-situ protection
oNo short-term closures
Design of MPAs
Consideration for marine parks:
oMobility of organisms
oMultiple habitats during life cycles
oConnectivity of marine habitats
oOpen, 3D environment no barriers
Where to put boundaries?
Size?
oOne large or several small
Criteria for Site Selection (Salm et al. 2000)
Representativeness of habitat type
Needed for sustainability of fisheries (no-take zones)
High species diversity
Critical habitat for particular species
Location of intense biological activity
A “natural wonder”
Coastal protection
Cultural values
Determination of natural baseline
Danger avoid bias
Required network properties and components
CBD IX/20
oEcologically and biologically significant areas
oRepresentativity
oConnectivity
oReplicated ecological features
oAdequate and viable sites
Australia
National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas (NRSMPA)
oPlanning guided by CAR principles
Comprehensiveness
Include all ecosystems within and across each bioregion
Adequacy
Ensure viability and integrity of populations, species and
communities
Representativeness
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Document Summary
Australia signatory to: rio declaration, stockholm declaration, convention of biological diversity (cbd, un convention of biological diversity, jakarta. Australia (commonwealth, state and territory) committed to establishment of: nrmpsa (national representative system of marine protected areas. Goal a: address the underlying causes of biodiversity by mainstreaming it across government and society. Goal b: reduce the direct pressure of biodiversity and promote sustainable use. Goal c: improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity. Goal d: enhance benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystem services. Goal e: enhance implementation through participatory planning, knowledge management and capacity building. Target 11: by 2020, at least 17% of terrestrial and inland water and 10% of coastal and marine areas (especially those important to biodiversity) are conserved through effectively managed, ecologically representative and well connected systems. Approximately 6. 9% of the world"s ocean is protected under mpas. Protected area is: spatially defined, three dimensional.
