Ecologically or Biologicaly Significant Areas (EBSAs) in South Africa: Linking scientific information with marine planning and management

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dc.contributor.authorKirkman, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorHolness, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Linda
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-02T13:57:43Z
dc.date.available2021-11-02T13:57:43Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-20
dc.description.abstractEcologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs) are areas of the oceans that have special ecological or biological importance. South Africa currently has 14 EBSAs that have been endorsed by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Assisted by the “Marine Spatial Management and Governance” project, which is implemented through the Benguela Current Convention, South Africa is in the process of determining gaps in its EBSA network, identifying new potential EBSAs and refining existing EBSA boundaries, based on up-to-date information and a systematic conservation planning approach. Further work will include undertaking status assessments of EBSAs and translating scientific information into recommended management protocols. Ultimately, the aims are to fully embed EBSAs into a robust, spatially explicit, Marine Spatial Planning process; and to secure tangible and improved management outputs for these key biodiversity assets. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are but one of the options available to secure appropriate management of EBSAs. In South Africa, focussed portions of most of the existing EBSAs were gazetted as proposed MPAs in terms of the Phakisa Initiative. EBSAs therefore potentially provide a means of identifying further key areas for South Africa’s MPA network, in line with the National Protected Areas Expansion Strategy and addressing CBD targets for protection.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12143/7777
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBiodiversity Planning Forum;
dc.subjectEcologyen_ZA
dc.subjectMarineen_ZA
dc.subjectPlanningen_ZA
dc.subjectManagementen_ZA
dc.titleEcologically or Biologicaly Significant Areas (EBSAs) in South Africa: Linking scientific information with marine planning and managementen_ZA
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