Biological insurance theory predicts that, in a variable environment, aggregate ecosystem
properties will vary less in more diverse communities because declines in the performance …

Substantial efforts and investments are being made to increase the scale and improve the
effectiveness of marine conservation globally. Though it is mandated by international law …

Extensive ecosystem restoration is increasingly seen as being central to conserving
biodiversity and stabilizing the climate of the Earth. Although ambitious national and global …

It is likely that a half-century ago even enthusiastic and optimistic proponents of the synthetic
polymer industry (Mr. McGuire included) could not have predicted the massive scale on …

The ocean is the next frontier for many conservation and development activities. Growth in
marine protected areas, fisheries management, the blue economy, and marine spatial …

Although conservation efforts have sometimes succeeded in meeting environmental goals at
the expense of equity considerations, the changing context of conservation and a growing …

The blue economy is being promoted as capable of achieving sustainability and prosperity,
fair use of the ocean and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Ensuring a more …

Managing ecosystems for multiple ecosystem services and balancing the well-being of
diverse stakeholders involves different kinds of trade-offs. Often trade-offs involve …

Abstract Aichi Target 11 (AT11), adopted by 193 Parties to the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD) in 2010, states that protected areas (PAs) must be equitably managed by …

Abstract The term 'Blue Economy'is increasingly used in various marine sectors and
development frameworks. For it to be a truly useful approach, however, we argue that social …