Suggestion 2: Also include types of ABMTs, including sectoral tools and cross-sectoral tools such as marine protected areas (MPAs) and marine spatial planning (MSP)

 

 

• Sectoral ABMTs include measures adopted by a competent international organization to achieve biodiversity conservation objectives for a specific area such as IMO’s Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs) or MARPOL Special Areas; temporal or spatial closed areas adopted by RFMOs including “Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems” (VMEs), ISA’s Areas of Particular Environmental Interest and Preservation Reference Zones.
• Cross-sectoral ABMTs are those tools that require cooperation and coordination across multiple organizations and bodies, including MPAs and MSP.

 

 

 

 

 

References/Examples:

IUCN Policy Brief V, Understanding Area-based Management Tools and Marine Protected Areas