A role for UNEP's Regional Seas Programme under the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Ferreira, Maria Adelaide, Barrio Froján, Christopher, Gunn, Vikki and Johnson, David E. (2022) A role for UNEP's Regional Seas Programme under the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Marine Policy, 136 (2), [104930]. (doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104930).

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Abstract

A case is put forward to make best use of UNEP's Regional Seas Programme (RSP) for the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) post-2020 global biodiversity framework (GBF). A review of the work of the RSP's component Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans (RSCAPs) highlights their potential for strengthening the marine and regional outlook of the GBF, as well as their current limitations. Recommendations are made to the CBD, the UNEP-RSP, its RSCAPs and to their member Parties/States to foster and further develop their mutually reinforcing roles in supporting a regional marine biodiversity dimension.

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Accepted/In Press date: 16 December 2021

Published date: 1 February 2022

Additional Information: Funding Information: This study has been funded by the European Commission-UK Environment Programme Cooperation Agreement, signed under the European Commission Strategic Programme for Global Public Goods and Challenges. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords: Biodiversity indicators, Biodiversity monitoring and reporting, Convention on Biological Diversity, Ecosystem-based management, Ocean governance, Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans