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Marine protected areas and the problem of paper parks

  • Josip Dorigatti
  • Tina Peric
  • Gorana Jelic Mrcelic

Paper aim is to overview paper parks problem regarding Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Ocean makes Earth habitable for humankind; careful management of ocean is a key feature of sustainable future. MPAs are a key instrument of ocean protection; MPAs effective management is essential to reduce environmental challenges. A 2017 WWF report highlighted that EU protected areas were at risk due to lack of proper implementation of EU laws by member states and the Commission legal actions. The Report showed the importance of both management plans and to involve all stakeholders in its developing process

  • Keywords:
  • Marine environment,
  • Protection,
  • MPAs,
  • Management plans,
  • Paper parks,
  • WWF Report Preventing paper parks,
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Josip Dorigatti

University of Split, Croatia

Tina Peric

University of Split, Croatia - ORCID: 0000-0002-9531-0065

Gorana Jelic Mrcelic

University of Split, Croatia - ORCID: 0000-0002-6424-2215

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Chapter Title

Marine protected areas and the problem of paper parks

Authors

Josip Dorigatti, Tina Peric, Gorana Jelic Mrcelic

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English

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.19

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2022

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Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”

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Livorno (Italy) 14th-16th June 2022

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Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci

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2022

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Firenze University Press

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Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques

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