Data about marine area-based management tools to assess their contribution to the UN sustainable development goals.

ABSTRACT: The dataset presented in this article contains information about marine Area-Based Management Tools (ABMTs) used to assess their contribution to the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Following the scope of the analysis, ABMTs were identified by scrutinizing international and regional legal sources related to ocean management in the fields of marine conservation, fisheries, deep sea bed mining, underwater natural and cultural heritage, environmental conservation, and marine spatial planning. Legal sources were screened to depict the following characteristics of individual ABMTs: i) management objectives; ii) authorities responsible for delivering such objectives; iii) the system of management and planning entailed in the ABMT including the zoning type; and iv) the specific

SUBMITTER: Gissi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8685976 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature