Key Challenges in Advancing an Ecosystem-Based Approach to Marine Spatial Planning Under Economic Growth Imperatives

In 2017, South Africa became the first African country to draft Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) legislation. The underlying legal framework supports the achievement of ecological, social and economic objectives, but a national policy to fast track the oceans economy provides a challenge for ecosystem-...

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Main Authors: Amanda T. Lombard, Rosemary A. Dorrington, Jodie Romay Reed, Kelly Ortega-Cisneros, Gwenith Susan Penry, Lorien Pichegru, Kaylee Pam Smit, Estee Ann Vermeulen, Minke Witteveen, Kerry J. Sink, Alistair M. McInnes, Tayla Ginsburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00146/full