Whole-ocean network design and implementation pathway for Arctic marine conservation

Timothy D. James, Martin Sommerkorn*, Boris Solovyev, Nikita Platonov, John Morrison, Natalia Chernova, Maria V. Gavrilo, Martine Giangioppi, Irina Onufrenya, John C. Roff, Olga V. Shpak, Hein Rune Skjoldal, Vasily Spiridonov, Jeff A. Ardron, Stanislav Egorovich Belikov, Bodil A. Bluhm, Tom Christensen, Jørgen S. Christiansen, Olga A. Filatova, Mette FrostAdrian Gerhartz-Abraham, Kasper Lambert Johansen, Oleg V. Karamushko, Erin Keenan, Anatoly A. Kochnev, Melanie L. Lancaster, Evgeniya Melikhova, Will Merritt, Anders Mosbech, Maria N. Pisareva, Peter Rask Møller, Maria Solovyeva, Grigori Tertitski, Irina S. Trukhanova

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

Forestalling the decline of global biodiversity requires urgent and transformative action at all levels of government and society, particularly in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas where rapid changes are already underway. Amid growing scientific support and mounting pressure, the majority of nations have committed to the most ambitious conservation targets yet. However, without an approach that inclusively and equitably reconciles conservation and sustainable ocean use, these targets will likely go unmet. Here, we present ArcNet: a network design framework to help achieve ocean-scale, area-based marine conservation in the Arctic. The framework is centred around a suite of web-based tools and a ~ 5.9 million km2 network of 83 priority areas for conservation designed through expert-driven systematic conservation planning using conservation targets for over 800 features representing Arctic biodiversity. The ArcNet framework is intended to help adapt to new and emerging information, foster collaboration, and identify tailored conservation measures within a global context at different levels of planning and implementation.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer25
TidsskriftNPJ Ocean Sustainability
Vol/bind3
Antal sider13
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2024

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
We would like to thank: Catherine Berchok, Janet Clarke, Megan Ferguson, and Tony Gaston for reviewing data; Dmitry Glazov, Max Goldman, Peter Harris, Elmer Topp-J\u00F8rgensen, Kit Kovacs, Jake Rice, Benjamin Sullender, and Jonathan Warrenchuk for providing comments at workshops and/or on Marxan outputs; Alexander Shestakov for helping to initiate the project and define the project\u2019s geographical scope; Rachel Carr and Alison Cook for input and data on glacier termini; Fyodor Romanenko for data and insights on salt marshes and intertidal habitats; Nils Boisen, Margaret Williams, and Peter Winsor for serving on the SC; Monique Newton for serving on the PMT; and Cecilie von Quillfeldt for substantive contribution to sea ice habitats thematic group and invaluable advice from day one of the project. ArcNet was made possible with generous support from WWF, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the ArcNet Community of Practice.

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