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dc.contributor.authorHobbs, Jean-Paul
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:54:09Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:54:09Z
dc.date.created2015-01-14T20:00:48Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationHobbs, J. 2014. A glaring omission in Australia’s marine conservation planning. Marine Policy. 44: pp. 149-151.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26563
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpol.2013.08.020
dc.description.abstract

The primary goal of Australia’s National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas(NRSMPA) is to establish a comprehensive, adequate and representative system of MPAs. This study identifies a glaring contradiction to this policy. The provinces of Christmas and Cocos Islands are among the most unique and threatened marine bioregions in Australia, yet receive no protection from the NRSMPA. The lack of protection appears to be due to difficulties with multiple governance arrangements and other political priorities. These issues have already caused biodiversity loss in the terrestrial environment of these bioregions. The Australian Government must include the Christmas and Cocos provinces in the NRSMPA other wise it risks irreversible loss of marine biodiversity in these unique bioregions.

dc.publisherPergamon
dc.subjectChristmas Island
dc.subjectMarine protected areas
dc.subjectMarine conservation planning
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectCocos (Keeling)Islands
dc.titleA glaring omission in Australia’s marine conservation planning
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume44
dcterms.source.startPage149
dcterms.source.endPage151
dcterms.source.issn0308597X
dcterms.source.titleMarine Policy
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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Marine Policy. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Marine Policy, Vol. 44 (2014). DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.08.020

curtin.departmentDepartment of Environment and Agriculture
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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