Anne Hawkins, associate with the law firm Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP, discusses how the offshore wind energy leasing process should adhere to new US regional ocean plans.
Latest news and resources for ocean planners for the month of April 2017.
UN Sustainable Development Goals summarized for ocean managers. Under SDG 14 are ten specific targets, including reducing marine pollution (Target 14.1), minimizing and addressing the impacts of ocean acidification (Target 14.3), ending overfishing and destructive fishing practices (Target 14.4), conserving coastal and marine areas (Target 14.5), and providing access to small-scale artisanal fishers to resources and markets (Target 14.B).
Tundi Agardy, Contributing Editor of MEAM, discusses innovative ecosystem-based management in the Andean highlands.