%0 Journal Article 
%A Rayo Luengo, Silvia
%A Pegorelli Gomes, Camila
%A Andrés García, María de
%A García Onetti, Javier
%A García Sanabria, Javier
%T Analysis and proposals to guide, from an ecosystem-based approach, the development of sectors operating in European MPAs
%D 2025
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39853
%X The coastal zone is an area where a multitude of physical-natural, social and economic issues converge. The interactions among these elements are accentuated by the demographic concentration that characterises coastal areas all over the world. Coastal areas have the unique characteristic of being located in the connecting space between land and marine areas. The economic activities that take place on the coast require the services provided by terrestrial, intertidal and marine ecosystems for their proper functioning. In consequence, the main objective of this research is to identify and map ecosystem services provided by coastal ecosystems in the region of Andalusia (Spain) in order to move towards an Ecosystem-Based Management of this area.
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are the most important tool for preserving marine biodiversity because they prioritise nature conservation. Together with Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), they form the basis for ecosystem-based marine management that takes account of all stakeholders. This work has been carried out within the framework of the European MSP4BIO project, which aims to support the implementation of some European environmental policies, such as the EU Green Deal, through the integration of biodiversity into policy decisions at different levels of governance and the development of integrated socio-ecological management of marine ecosystems. Following this idea, our work has two main objectives: i. to assess the pressures and impacts resulting from the activities of the five selected sectors (aquaculture, fisheries, mineral extraction, renewable energy and tourism) operating in and around MPAs and to identify the most affected ecosystem services, and ii. to provide a set of global examples of good practices to prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of these sectors. To achieve these objectives, we applied an adaptation of the Drivers - Activities - Pressures - State - Impacts (on Welfare) - Responses (as Measures) (DAPSI(W)W[R]) analysis to the selected sectors within the project. The DAPSI(W)R(M) framework provides an ecological overview of the sectors operating in or near MPAs and offers solutions to policy and decision makers to help solve the socio-environmental problem that requires stakeholder engagement. This study provides an example of the application of this model at a general level (European scope) with the foresight of it being used as a framework by managers and policy makers and modified according to their needs in their fields of application.

%K Ecosystem based approach
%K Marine Protected Área
%~ Universidad de Cádiz