new agreement is being negotiated under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to provide legally binding mechanisms to protect the marine environment and to conserve and ensure the sustainable use of marine biodiversity on the high seas (international waters in areas beyond national jurisdiction) (1). One of the suggested objectives in the current draft text is to “apply an approach that builds ecosystem resilience to the adverse effects of climate change” when applying area-based management tools (ABMTs), including marine protected areas (MPAs).
By Sara M. Maxwell, Kristina M. Gjerde, Melinda G. Conners, Larry B. Crowder Science17 Jan 2020 : 252-254
Protecting mobile marine species and habitats under climate change will require innovative and dynamic tools.