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Creating and managing marine protected areas

Nathalia Lima, Paul Martin, Solange Teles da Silva

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Abstract

The complex, diverse and often-fragile ecosystems fringing the coastlines of Brazil and Australia are impacted by the behaviour or many diverse actors. Marine spatial planning (MSP) and Marine Protected Areas (MPA) are important instruments that governments of the two countries use to protect biodiversity and regulate activities within these ecosystems. This chapter provides an overview of the use Australian and Brazilian government make of MSPs and MPAs and discusses the successes and problems of implementation. Australia’s marine protection system is more advanced than Brazil’s but the latter has been progressing towards a comprehensive MSP and MPA system, though the system is hampered by a lack of implementation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAchieving Biodiversity Protection in Megadiverse Countries: A Comparative Assessment of Australia and Brazil
EditorsPaul Martin, Marcia Dieguez Leuzinger, Solange Teles da Silva, Gabriel Leuzinger Coutinho
Place of PublicationLondon, United Kingdom
PublisherRoutledge
Pages67-87
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9780367265274, 0367265273, 9780429296239, 9781000052275, 9781000052367, 9781000052459, 0429296231, 1000052273, 1000052362, 1000052451
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

NameRoutledge Studies in Biodiversity Politics and Management
PublisherRoutledge

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

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