The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Opportunities and challenges on the path towards biodiversity recovery

V Hermoso, SB Carvalho, S Giakoumi… - … Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Union (EU) has committed to an ambitious biodiversity recovery plan
in its Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Green Deal. These policies aim to halt …

[HTML][HTML] The Blue Economy and the United Nations' sustainable development goals: Challenges and opportunities

KH Lee, J Noh, JS Khim - Environment international, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The “Blue Economy (BE)” is an increasingly popular concept as a strategy for
safeguarding the world's oceans and water resources. It may emerge when economic …

Europe (Chapter 13)

B Bednar-Friedl, R Biesbroek, DN Schmidt… - 2022 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
Our current 1.1° C warmer world is already affecting natural and human systems in Europe
(very high confidence1). Since AR5, there has been a substantial increase in detected or …

Over 80% of the European Union's marine protected area only marginally regulates human activities

J Aminian-Biquet, S Gorjanc, J Sletten, T Vincent… - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
To address the ongoing deterioration of marine ecosystems and its consequences on
livelihood, the European Union (EU) now aims to achieve 30% coverage of marine …

Twelve recommendations for advancing marine conservation in European and contiguous seas

S Katsanevakis, M Coll, S Fraschetti… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Like most ocean regions today, the European and contiguous seas experience cumulative
impacts from local human activities and global pressures. They are largely in poor …

A fast‐moving target: achieving marine conservation goals under shifting climate and policies

G Rilov, S Fraschetti, E Gissi, C Pipitone… - Ecological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In the Anthropocene, marine ecosystems are rapidly shifting to new ecological states.
Achieving effective conservation of marine biodiversity has become a fast‐moving target …

Managing multiple pressures for cetaceans' conservation with an Ecosystem-Based Marine Spatial Planning approach

R Carlucci, E Manea, P Ricci, G Cipriano… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the recognized important ecological role that cetaceans play in the marine
environment, their protection is still scarcely enforced in the Mediterranean Sea even though …

[HTML][HTML] Trade-offs between fisheries, offshore wind farms and marine protected areas in the southern North Sea–winners, losers and effective spatial management

M Püts, A Kempf, C Möllmann, M Taylor - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
There is an increasing need for marine spatial planning in the North Sea given the multiple
uses with competing objectives. Plans to increase renewable energy production by …

Mediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns

S Bevilacqua, L Airoldi, E Ballesteros… - Advances in marine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global change is striking harder and faster in the Mediterranean Sea than elsewhere, where
high levels of human pressure and proneness to climate change interact in modifying the …

Towards an ecosystem-based marine spatial planning in the deep Mediterranean Sea

E Manea, S Bianchelli, E Fanelli, R Danovaro… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The deep sea covers about 79% of the Mediterranean basin, including habitats potentially
able to deliver multiple ecosystem services and numerous resources of high economic …