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T1 Marine Connectivity Across Jurisdictional Boundaries: An Introduction
A2 Danks, Fiona
A2 Fletcher, Ruth
A2 McOwen, Chris
A2 Scrimgeour, Rachael
A2 Martin, Juliette
A2 Thornton, Hazel
A2 Tittensor, Derek
A2 Dunn, Daniel
K1 fishery
K1 biological diversity
K1 marine resources conservation
K1 deep sea fishing
K1 marine fauna
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/38473
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/38473
NO Connectivity can be defined as the physical or ecological conditions that allow living organisms and non-living material to move between, or influence, habitats, species populations or assemblages that are intermittently isolated in space or time. This document provides an introduction to two forms of connectivity, functional and structural, and discusses these in terms of transboundary considerations. There are a number of other forms of connectivity, such as genetic connectivity, all of which are interlinked within theocean system and can be transboundary in nature and vary in scale across the ocean. This presents an important challenges to planning (and management) processes, including regional-scale planning processes such as Regional Sea Programmes. This documenttherefore provides an introduction to connectivity in the marine environment in a spatial planning context. Through this, the first steps are taken in terms of in helping states assess the relevance of the ABNJ in their planning processes.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 20, 2026