Guiding principles for the improved governance of port and shipping impacts in the Great Barrier Reef

被引：68
作者：
Grech, A. [1 ]
Bos, M. [1 ]
Brodie, J. [2 ]
Coles, R. [2 ]
Dale, A. [3 ]
Gilbert, R. [4 ]
Hamann, M. [2 ,5 ]
Marsh, H. [2 ,5 ]
Neil, K. [6 ]
Pressey, R. L. [1 ]
Rasheed, M. A. [2 ]
Sheaves, M. [2 ,7 ]
Smith, A. [4 ]
机构：
[1] James Cook Univ, Australian Res Council Ctr Excellence Coral Reef, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
[2] James Cook Univ, Ctr Trop Water & Aquat Ecosyst Res, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
[3] James Cook Univ, Cairns Inst, Cairns, Qld 4870, Australia
[4] Great Barrier Reef Marine Pk Author, Townsville, Qld 4810, Australia
[5] James Cook Univ, Sch Earth & Environm Sci, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
[6] GHD, Brisbane, Qld 4000, Australia
[7] James Cook Univ, Sch Marine & Trop Biol, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia
来源：
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | 2013年 / 75卷 / 1-2期
基金：
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词：
Great Barrier Reef; World Heritage; Ports; Shipping; Biodiversity; Governance; CORAL COVER; BIODIVERSITY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.07.013
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) region of Queensland, Australia, encompasses a complex and diverse array of tropical marine ecosystems of global significance. The region is also a World Heritage Area and largely within one of the world's best managed marine protected areas. However, a recent World Heritage Committee report drew attention to serious governance problems associated with the management of ports and shipping. We review the impacts of ports and shipping on biodiversity in the GBR, and propose a series of guiding principles to improve the current governance arrangements. Implementing these principles will increase the capacity of decision makers to minimize the impacts of ports and shipping on biodiversity, and will provide certainty and clarity to port operators and developers. A 'business as usual' approach could lead to the GBR's inclusion on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2014. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数：13
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