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T1 European policies and legislation targeting ocean acidification in european waters - Current state
A1 Galdies, Charles
A1 Bellerby, Richard
A1 Canu, Donata
A1 Chen, Wenting
A1 García Luque, Enrique
A1 Gašparović, Blaženka
A1 Godrijan, Jelena
A1 Lawlor, Paul J.
A1 Maes, Frank
A1 Malej, Alenka
A1 Panagiotaras, Dionisios
A1 Martinez Romera, Beatriz
A1 Reymond, Claire E.
A1 Rochette, Julien
A1 Solidoro, Cosimo
A1 Stajanov, Robert
A1 Tiller, Rachel
A1 Torres de Noronha, Isabel
A1 Uścinowiczq, Grzegorz
A1 Vaidianurs, Natașa
A1 Walsht, Cormac
A1 Guerrauv, Roberta
A2 Química Física
AB Ocean acidification (OA) is a global problem with profoundly negative environmental, social and economic consequences. From a governance perspective, there is a need to ensure a coordinated effort to directly address it. This study reviews 90 legislative documents from 17 countries from the European Economic Area (EEA) and the UK that primarily border the sea. The primary finding from this study is that the European national policies and legislation addressing OA is at best uncoordinated. Although OA is acknowledged at the higher levels of governance, its status as an environmental challenge is greatly diluted at the European Union Member State level. As a notable exception within the EEA, Norway seems to have a proactive approach towards legislative frameworks and research aimed towards further understanding OA. On the other hand, there was a complete lack of, or inadequate reporting in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive by the majority of the EU Member States, with the exception of Italy and the Netherlands. We argue that the problems associated with OA and the solutions needed to address it are unique and cannot be bundled together with traditional climate change responses and measures. Therefore, European OA-related policy and legislation must reflect this and tailor their actions to mitigate OA to safeguard marine ecosystems and societies. A stronger and more coordinated approach is needed to build environmental, economic and social resilience of the observed and anticipated changes to the coastal marine systems.
PB ELSEVIER SCI LTD
SN 0308-597X
YR 2020
FD 2020-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23331
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/23331
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 06-mar-2021