International, regional and national commitments meet local implementation: A case study of marine conservation in Northern Ireland

Marine Policy

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 140-150

  Yates, K L ^a   Payo Payo, A ^b   Schoeman, D S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Europe; Legislation; Management; Marine protected areas; Policy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE PARK; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESOURCE USE;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84894886657     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.05.030     Document Type: Article

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