%0 Journal Article 
%A García Sanabria, Javier
%A García Onetti, Javier
%A Yáñez-Arencibia, Alejandro
%A Villalobos Zapata, Guillermo
%A Andrés García, María de
%A Pallero Flores, Cristina
%A Arenas Granados, Pedro Jesús
%A Nava Fuentes, Juan Carlos
%A Guerreiro Figueiredo, Mauro Jorge
%A Garcia Scherer, Marinez Eymael
%A Morales-Ramírez, Álvaro
%A López Mora, Fernando
%A Lafourcade Asmus, Milton
%A Ribeiro Gandra, Tiago Borges
%A Cardoso Martins, Filomena
%T Comparative study of management practices of Iberoamerican States regarding the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity: which lessons for ABNJ?

%D 2017
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33385
%X First book dedicated to Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction gathering a diverse crowd of authors from various backgrounds and professions. This book was conceived as a guide book for delegations before the start of the negotiations. It highlights many issues including governance, sustainable management, conservation on the seabed, conservation in the water column, marine pollution, sustainable use of biodiversity and marine genetic resources , polar zones, benefit sharing & dispute settlements.

This chapter provides an analysis of marine management currently being carried out in 5 different Ibero-American countries, with proposals related to the theme of the book. The following work is the result of a comparative study among different Ibero-American countries that are developing policies, strategies or plans for achieving integrated marine management. The
initiative is a scientific collaboration of researchers who are members of the Ibero-American Integrated Coastal Zone Management Network (“IBERMAR”, Spanish acronym). The main objective of this book chapter is to develop a review of national marine management practices in order to extract lessons that might be useful for future efforts of national and international governance of our seas and oceans. This study has special importance in the following regions: Spain, Mexico, Portugal, Costa Rica, Brazil and Colombia.

%K Integrated coastal zone management
%K Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
%K Ibero-america
%~ Universidad de Cádiz