Avoiding the misuse of Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures in the wake of the blue economy

Joachim Claudet (1) , Natalie Ban , Jessica Blythe (2, 3) , Johnny Briggs , Emily Darling (4) , Georgina Gurney (2) , James Palardy , Elizabeth Pike , Vera Agostini (5) , Gabby Ahmadia (6) , Stuart Campbell (4, 7) , Graham Epstein , E. Estradivari , David Gill , Amber Himes-Cornell (5) , Harry Jonas (6) , Stacy Jupiter (4) , Sangeeta Mangubhai , Lance Morgan

1 CRIOBE - Centre de recherches insulaires et observatoire de l'environnement
2 CoralCoE - ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
3 WorldFish
4 WCS - Wildlife Conservation Society
5 FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [Rome, Italie]
6 World Wildlife Fund, Washington
7 Rare Indonesia

Other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) represent unique opportunities to help achieve the 2030 biodiversity conservation agenda. However, potential misuse by governments and economic sectors could compromise the outcome of these conservation efforts. Here, we propose three ways to ensure that the application of OECMs toward meeting biodiversity targets provide benefits for both people and nature.

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement

Joachim Claudet, Natalie Ban, Jessica Blythe, Johnny Briggs, Emily Darling, et al.. Avoiding the misuse of Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures in the wake of the blue economy. One Earth, 2022, 5 (9), pp.969-974. ⟨10.1016/j.oneear.2022.08.010⟩. ⟨hal-03779882⟩