Marine ecosystems are increasingly threatened by the cumulative effects of multiple human
pressures. Cumulative effect assessments (CEAs) are needed to inform environmental …

Rapid anthropogenic climate change is a major threat to ocean biodiversity, increasing the
challenge for marine conservation. Strategic conservation planning, and more recently …

Evidence-based decision making is an essential process for sustainable, effective, and
efficient marine spatial planning (MSP). In that sense, decision support tools (DSTs) could …

Like most ocean regions today, the European and contiguous seas experience cumulative
impacts from local human activities and global pressures. They are largely in poor …

Marine/maritime spatial planning (MSP) is intended as a process to apply an adaptive
ecosystem-based approach in order to manage the oceans towards the sustainable use of …

Ecosystem-based management requires an assessment of the cumulative effects of human
pressures and environmental change. The operationalization and integration of cumulative …

Marine aquaculture is the most promising industry for ensuring future provision of seafood.
Yet, the worldwide growth and expansion of this industry have been slower than expected …

Marine spatial planning (MSP) has rapidly become the most widely used integrated, place-
based management approach in the marine environment. Monitoring and evaluation of MSP …

The recent years have witnessed a rise in interest in the ocean economy. To cover a more
sustainable dimension, terms such as 'blue economy'and 'blue growth'have been coined …

The assessment and mapping of ecosystem services (ES) has become an increasingly
important instrument for environmental management and conservation priority-setting. As …