An ecosystem approach to management of seamounts in the Southern Indian Ocean : volume 4 : a road map towards sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity in the Southern Indian Ocean
Garcia, Serge; Cohen, Harlan; Freestone, David; Martinez, Carole; Oral, Nilüfer; Rogers, Alex; Verlaan, Philomène; Vousden, David
IUCN, Global Marine and Polar Programme; UNDP; Global Environment Facility; IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management; IUCN Commission on Environmental Law; Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project (ASCLME); University of Oxford; IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, Fisheries Expert Group
This publication presents proposals from a management workshop on conservation and management measures applicable to high seas areas in the Southern Indian Ocean regarding: (i) a biodiversity initiative; (ii) the principles, objectives and process included in the draft road map developed in support of the initiative; (iii) the concept, advantages and potential members of the alliance proposed to further develop the Initiative; and (iv) the collaborative arrangement needed to formalize the alliance, and the key elements of the adaptive and collaborative management plan that the alliance will adopt and implement.
Gland : IUCN, 2013 iv, 32p. : ill.
ISBN 978-2-8317-1605-3
Note: Includes bibliographic references. This publication is to be read in conjunction with three others: one on seamount biodiversity (Volume 1), one on threats to seamount ecosystems (Volume 2), and a legal and institutional gap analysis (Volume 3).
Keywords: Ecosystem approach; Ecosystem management; Biological diversity; Conservation biology; Environmental law; Law of the Sea Indian Ocean Ecosystems - marine
