Abstract
By bringing marine ecosystem services and MSP into the discussion on SDG linkages, this article seeks to investigate the role of the ecosystem approach, and of fair and equitable benefit-sharing within it, in fostering participatory knowledge production, data-gathering and -sharing, mapping, strategic assessment and area-based management in the context of intensifying uses, multiple scales, needs and values around the marine environment. The article will assess to what extent MSP, building upon these tools and drawing on ecosystem services mapping, should be used to promote equity and prevent conflicts between stakeholders with contradictory demands for marine space and ecosystem services, with a view to enhancing synergies between SDG 14 and other SDGs.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 214-222 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Marine Policy |
| Volume | 93 |
| Early online date | 12 Jul 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Jul 2018 |
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Keywords
- sustainable development goals
- marine spatial planning
- sustainable development
- millennium development goals (MDGs)
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Connecting SDG 14 with the other sustainable development goals through marine spatial planning. / Ntona, Maria; Morgera, Elisa.
In: Marine Policy, Vol. 93, 31.07.2018, p. 214-222.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Connecting SDG 14 with the other sustainable development goals through marine spatial planning
AU - Ntona, Maria
AU - Morgera, Elisa
PY - 2018/7/31
Y1 - 2018/7/31
N2 - This article endeavours to contribute to the growing body of scholarship on SDG linkages by placing at the centre of its focus SDG 14 on the “conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.” It has been argued that SDG 14 largely revolves around environmental considerations, falling short of addressing the wide range of socioeconomic issues raised throughout the goal-framing process. In response to this claim, this article conceptualises the intricate interconnections between SDG 14 and other Goals based on the diverse benefits provided to humankind by marine ecosystems (in other words, through an ecosystem services lens). It explores how this understanding may facilitate the transition to an “environment for well-being” approach to development through marine spatial planning (MSP), on the basis of emerging international guidance under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).By bringing marine ecosystem services and MSP into the discussion on SDG linkages, this article seeks to investigate the role of the ecosystem approach, and of fair and equitable benefit-sharing within it, in fostering participatory knowledge production, data-gathering and -sharing, mapping, strategic assessment and area-based management in the context of intensifying uses, multiple scales, needs and values around the marine environment. The article will assess to what extent MSP, building upon these tools and drawing on ecosystem services mapping, should be used to promote equity and prevent conflicts between stakeholders with contradictory demands for marine space and ecosystem services, with a view to enhancing synergies between SDG 14 and other SDGs.
AB - This article endeavours to contribute to the growing body of scholarship on SDG linkages by placing at the centre of its focus SDG 14 on the “conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.” It has been argued that SDG 14 largely revolves around environmental considerations, falling short of addressing the wide range of socioeconomic issues raised throughout the goal-framing process. In response to this claim, this article conceptualises the intricate interconnections between SDG 14 and other Goals based on the diverse benefits provided to humankind by marine ecosystems (in other words, through an ecosystem services lens). It explores how this understanding may facilitate the transition to an “environment for well-being” approach to development through marine spatial planning (MSP), on the basis of emerging international guidance under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).By bringing marine ecosystem services and MSP into the discussion on SDG linkages, this article seeks to investigate the role of the ecosystem approach, and of fair and equitable benefit-sharing within it, in fostering participatory knowledge production, data-gathering and -sharing, mapping, strategic assessment and area-based management in the context of intensifying uses, multiple scales, needs and values around the marine environment. The article will assess to what extent MSP, building upon these tools and drawing on ecosystem services mapping, should be used to promote equity and prevent conflicts between stakeholders with contradictory demands for marine space and ecosystem services, with a view to enhancing synergies between SDG 14 and other SDGs.
KW - sustainable development goals
KW - marine spatial planning
KW - sustainable development
KW - millennium development goals (MDGs)
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0308597X
U2 - 10.1016/j.marpol.2017.06.020
DO - 10.1016/j.marpol.2017.06.020
M3 - Article
VL - 93
SP - 214
EP - 222
JO - Marine Policy
T2 - Marine Policy
JF - Marine Policy
SN - 0308-597X
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