Marine and coastal activities are closely interrelated, and conflicts among different sectors
can undermine management and conservation objectives. Governance systems for …

The poor state of the ocean and the transboundary nature of the marine environment require
bold action by States coordinated across sectors and territorial boundaries in order to deal …

Coastal regions are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
given their importance for human habitation, resource provisioning, employment, and …

Climate change is causing fish stocks to shift, upending the social-ecological systems that
rely on the historic distributions of these stocks and creating or exacerbating fisheries …

Abstract The Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) is a regional-scale effort involving numerous
stakeholders aiming to address pressing coastal and marine problems that threaten the …

This book explores the types of conflicts that occur over marine and coastal resources, the
underlying causes, and attempts to prevent them. Despite the emergence of various marine …

Coasts are dynamic socio-ecological systems, subject to increasing anthropogenic
pressures that present complex challenges for the design of effective coastal and marine …

In this paper, we summarize the contributions made by an interdisciplinary group of
researchers from different disciplines (biology, ecology, economics, and law) that deal with …

Southern Ocean ecosystem management is characterized by a unique and complex
international network of stakeholders and stakeholder relationships (a 'transactional …

Transboundary conservation has an important, yet often undervalued, role in the
international conservation regime. When applied to the legally ambiguous and …