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Achieving Marine Conservation Through Biosphere Reserve Planning and Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Richard A. Kenchington  and
Mary T. Agardy
Mary T. Agardy
Affiliation:
Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA.
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Most marine ecosystems present priorities for conservation which are different from, but no less urgent than, those of terrestrial systems. These priorities relate to understanding and regulating human use and impact within the large scale, and the high but variable degree of connectivity of marine systems. The identification and preservation of remnant examples of marine ecosystems, otherwise destroyed by human activity, is generally less of an issue than it is for terrestrial conservation. As a consequence, the needs of marine conservation are not readily addressed by models developed for terrestrial ecosystems, which are based on excluding or severely limiting human access in managed areas. An exception is the philosophy of the Biosphere Reserve, developed as part of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. This appears particularly appropriate to marine environments, as it focuses on managing human activities and impacts within the sustainable capacity of the ecosystem.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , Spring 1990 , pp. 39 - 44
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1990

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