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A regulation-based classification system for marine protected areas: A response to Dudley et al. [9]
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Dudley et al. [9] commented on our paper [11], arguing that the current IUCN objective-based categorization of
protected areas, which is also used in marine protected areas (MPAs), should not be abandoned and replaced by
the new regulation-based classification system [11]. Here we clarify that we do not advocate replacing the
current IUCN categories, but highlight the benefits of using both the objective-based IUCN categories and the
new regulation-based classification when applied to MPAs. With an increasing number of MPA types being
implemented, most of them multiple-use areas zoned for various purposes, assessing ecological and socioeconomic
benefits is key for advancing conservation targets and policy objectives. Although the IUCN categories
can be used both in terrestrial and marine systems, they were not designed to follow a gradient of impacts and
there is often a mismatch between stated objectives and implemented regulations. The new regulation-based
classification system addresses these problems by linking impacts of activities in marine systems with MPA and
zone classes in a simple and globally applicable way. Applying both the IUCN categories and the regulationbased
classes will increase transparency when assessing marine conservation goals.
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Marine protected areas New classification system IUCN Regulation-based classification system Marine conservation Human impacts
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Marine Policy, 77, 193-195. Doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.11.025
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Elsevier