Assessment tool addresses implementation challenges of ecosystem-based management principles in marine spatial planning processes

Ibon Galparsoro; Natalia Montero; Gotzon Mandiola; Iratxe Menchaca; Ángel Borja; Wesley Flannery; Stelios Katsanevakis; Simonetta Fraschetti; Erika Fabbrizzi; Michael Elliott; Maria Bas; Steve Barnard; Gerjan Piet; Sylvaine Giakoumi; Maren Kruse; Ben McAteer; Robert Mzungu Runya; Olga Lukyanova; Telmo Morato; Annaïk Van Gerven; Steven Degraer; Stefan Neuenfeldt; Vanessa Stelzenmüller

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Assessment tool addresses implementation challenges of ecosystem-based management principles in marine spatial planning processes

Ibon Galparsoro^*, Natalia Montero, Gotzon Mandiola, Iratxe Menchaca, Ángel Borja, Wesley Flannery, Stelios Katsanevakis, Simonetta Fraschetti, Erika Fabbrizzi, Michael Elliott, Maria Bas, Steve Barnard, Gerjan Piet, Sylvaine Giakoumi, Maren Kruse, Ben McAteer, Robert Mzungu Runya, Olga Lukyanova, Telmo Morato, Annaïk Van GervenSteven Degraer, Stefan Neuenfeldt, Vanessa Stelzenmüller

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Ecosystem-based marine spatial planning is an approach to managing maritime activities while ensuring human well-being and biodiversity conservation as key pillars for sustainable development. Here, we use a comprehensive literature review and a co-development process with experts to build an assessment framework and tool that integrates the fundamental principles of an ecosystem approach to management and translates them into specific actions to be undertaken during planning processes. We illustrate the potential of this tool through the evaluation of two national marine spatial plans (Spain and France), in consultation with the representatives involved in their development and implementation. To ensure more coherent future planning, socio-ecological system evolution in a climate change scenario and the future marine space needs of maritime sectors should be considered, as well as improving the governance structure and knowledge of ecosystem processes. This framework provides a consistent and transparent assessment method for practitioners and competent authorities.

Original language	English
Article number	55
Journal	Communications Earth & Environment
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01975-7
Publication status	Published - 28 Jan 2025

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Galparsoro, I., Montero, N., Mandiola, G., Menchaca, I., Borja, Á., Flannery, W., Katsanevakis, S., Fraschetti, S., Fabbrizzi, E., Elliott, M., Bas, M., Barnard, S., Piet, G., Giakoumi, S., Kruse, M., McAteer, B., Runya, R. M., Lukyanova, O., Morato, T., ... Stelzenmüller, V. (2025). Assessment tool addresses implementation challenges of ecosystem-based management principles in marine spatial planning processes. Communications Earth & Environment, 6, Article 55. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01975-7

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