Key components of sustainable climate-smart ocean planning
Catarina Frazão Santos, Tundi Agardy, Larry B. Crowder, Jon Day, Malin L. Pinsky, Amber Himes‐Cornell, Julie Reimer, Sara García-Morales, Nathan Bennett, Amanda T. Lombard, Helena Calado, Marinez Eymael García Scherer, Wesley Flannery, Lisa M. Wedding, Elena Gissi
Abstract
Abstract Planning of marine areas has spread widely over the past two decades to support sustainable ocean management and governance. However, to succeed in a changing ocean, marine spatial planning (MSP) must be ‘climate-smart’— integrating climate-related knowledge, being flexible to changing conditions, and supporting climate actions. While the need for climate-smart MSP has been globally recognized, at a practical level, marine managers and planners require further guidance on how to put it into action. Here, we suggest ten key components that, if well-integrated, would promote the development and implementation of sustainable, equitable, climate-smart MSP initiatives around the globe.