Coastal countries have traditionally relied on the existing marine resources (eg, fishing,
food, transport, recreation, and tourism) as well as tried to support new economic endeavors …

Planning a sustainable future for coastal populations requires the effective implementation
of ecosystem management frameworks that explicitly incorporate human activities. A …

Recent calls for ocean planning envision informed management of social and ecological
systems to sustain delivery of ecosystem services to people. However, until now, no coastal …

Marine spatial planning (MSP) seeks to reduce conflicts and environmental impacts, and
promote sustainable use of marine ecosystems. Existing MSP approaches have successfully …

Evidence-based decision making is an essential process for sustainable, effective, and
efficient marine spatial planning (MSP). In that sense, decision support tools (DSTs) could …

Planning of marine areas is being developed worldwide to foster sustainable ocean
management and governance. Marine spatial planning (MSP) is a process that aims to …

The EU is a pre-eminent player in sustainable development, adopting more than 200 pieces
of legislation that have direct repercussions for marine environmental policy and …

Rapid anthropogenic climate change is a major threat to ocean biodiversity, increasing the
challenge for marine conservation. Strategic conservation planning, and more recently …

Marine aquaculture has the potential to increase its contribution to the global food system
and provide valuable ecosystem services, but appropriate planning, licensing and …

Over 1.3 billion people live on tropical coasts, primarily in develo** countries. Many
depend on adjacent coastal seas for food, and livelihoods. We show how trends in …