학술논문
Whole-ocean network design and implementation pathway for Arctic marine conservation
Document Type
article
Author
Timothy D. James; Martin Sommerkorn; Boris Solovyev; Nikita Platonov; John Morrison; Natalia Chernova; Maria V. Gavrilo; Martine Giangioppi; Irina Onufrenya; John C. Roff; Olga V. Shpak; Hein Rune Skjoldal; Vasily Spiridonov; Jeff A. Ardron; Stanislav Egorovich Belikov; Bodil A. Bluhm; Tom Christensen; Jørgen S. Christiansen; Olga A. Filatova; Mette Frost; Adrian Gerhartz-Abraham; Kasper Lambert Johansen; Oleg V. Karamushko; Erin Keenan; Anatoly A. Kochnev; Melanie L. Lancaster; Evgeniya Melikhova; Will Merritt; Anders Mosbech; Maria N. Pisareva; Peter Rask Møller; Maria Solovyeva; Grigori Tertitski; Irina S. Trukhanova
Source
npj Ocean Sustainability, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2731-426X
Abstract
Abstract Forestalling the decline of global biodiversity requires urgent and transformative action at all levels of government and society, particularly in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas where rapid changes are already underway. Amid growing scientific support and mounting pressure, the majority of nations have committed to the most ambitious conservation targets yet. However, without an approach that inclusively and equitably reconciles conservation and sustainable ocean use, these targets will likely go unmet. Here, we present ArcNet: a network design framework to help achieve ocean-scale, area-based marine conservation in the Arctic. The framework is centred around a suite of web-based tools and a ~ 5.9 million km2 network of 83 priority areas for conservation designed through expert-driven systematic conservation planning using conservation targets for over 800 features representing Arctic biodiversity. The ArcNet framework is intended to help adapt to new and emerging information, foster collaboration, and identify tailored conservation measures within a global context at different levels of planning and implementation.