Based on an analysis of the legal and scientific aspects of the current situation regarding the establishment of MPAs in the Convention Area, this paper considers procedural and implementation measures to manage a single process for the scientifically based designation of MPAs and to regulate their operation by the CCAMLR Commission.
The Russian Federation deems it crucial for the Commission to establish a Program (or a "roadmap") that outlines the practical application of the suggested procedures and implementation measures and urges the Commission to oversee the implementation of this program by its Members. We consider such a roadmap to be a tool for achieving the objectives of the MPA, which would provide for an analysis of the state of the marine ecosystem and its individual elements. A draft of such a roadmap is provided in this paper.
Suggestions for establishing Marine Protected Areas in the CCAMLR Convention Area: regulation of the uniform process for establishing MPAs and the Commission's management of MPAs
Document Number:
CCAMLR-43/48
Submitted By:
Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)
Approved By:
Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)
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