Legal prerequisites for ecosystem-based management in the Baltic Sea area: The example of eutrophication

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of law in the management of the Baltic Sea, with focus on eutrophication. It aims to identify legal instruments or structures realizing an ecosystem approach. This also includes a discussion of the prerequisites of law as contributor to ecosystem-base...

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Published in:Ambio 2015-06, Vol.44 (Suppl 3), p.S370-S380
Main Authors: Nilsson, Annika K., Bohman, Brita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive governance
Atmospheric Sciences
Baltic Sea
Climate change
Comparative law
Conventions
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Ecosystem
Ecosystem approach
Ecosystem management
Ecosystems
Environment
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Environmental impact
Environmental Law
Environmental Management
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Eutrophication
Investigations
Law
Legal
Legal documents
Management
miljörätt
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Physical Geography
Regulation
Social-ecological resilience
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of law in the management of the Baltic Sea, with focus on eutrophication. It aims to identify legal instruments or structures realizing an ecosystem approach. This also includes a discussion of the prerequisites of law as contributor to ecosystem-based management (EBM), as well as evaluation of current legal instruments. While ecosystem approach to environmental management is central to contemporary environmental management policy, it is still unclear what such an approach entails in concrete legal terms. The scope of the analysis stretches from international and EU legal regimes, to implementation and regulation within the national legal systems. A conclusion is that the management structures need further development to properly realize EBM, for example, through concretization of management measures, and clarification of duties and responsibilities for their realization.
ISSN:0044-7447
1654-7209
1654-7209
DOI:10.1007/s13280-015-0656-6