Steps toward a shared governance response for achieving Good Environmental Status in the Mediterranean Sea

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Cinnirella, Sergio ^a   Sardà, Rafael ^b   de Vivero, Juan Luis Suárez ^c   Brennan, Ruth ^d   Barausse, Alberto ^e   Icely, John ^f   Luisetti, Tiziana ^g   March, David ^h   Murciano, Carla ⁱ   Newton, Alice ^f   O’higgins, Tim ^d   Palmeri, Luca ^e   Palmieri, Maria Giovanna ^j   Raux, Pascal ^k   Rees, Sian ^l   Albaigés, Joan ⁱ   Pirrone, Nicola ^a   Turner, Kerry ^j  

^a CNR Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research   (Italy)

^b CSIC Centre d Estudis Avançats de Blanes   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^d SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^g CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^h Sistema d observació I predicció costaner de les Illes Balears   (Spain)

ⁱ CSIC Centre d Investigació i Desenvolupament   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^l UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Ecosystem approach; Environmental status; Governance; Legislation implementation; Marine environment; Mediterranean; Shared vision

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84923569989     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-07065-190447     Document Type: Article

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