“Climate-Smart” Marine Protected Areas for Mitigation and Adaptation Policy

Author:

Anne Merwin, Sarah R. Cooley, Joshua D. McBee, Gwynne Taraska, Anna Zivian, Chris Robbins

Publication Year:

2020

Citation:

Merwin, Anne, Sarah R. Cooley, Joshua D. McBee, Gwynne Taraska, Anna Zivian, and Chris Robbins. “‘Climate-Smart’ Marine Protected Areas for Mitigation and Adaptation Policy.” Ocean Conservancy, June 2020.

Description:

This brief reviews the potential climate benefits of marine protected areas (MPAs), discusses how policymakers and practitioners can help ensure that MPAs are “climate smart,” and underscores that, because a suite of mitigation and adaptation policies is necessary to address the climate challenge, climate-smart MPAs merit a place in the climate policy toolbox. It is part of Ocean Conservancy’s “Ocean and Climate Discussion Series,” which provides science-based analysis to inform the global dialogue on integrating ocean issues into climate policy.

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