A climate-resilient marine conservation network for Canada

A. Bryndum-Buchholz, K. Boerder, R. R.E. Stanley, I. Hurley, D. G. Boyce, K. M. Dunmall, K. L. Hunter, H. K. Lotze, N. L. Shackell, B. Worm, D. P. Tittensor

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Climate change and biodiversity loss are twin crises that are driving global marine conservation efforts. However, if unaccounted for, climate change can undermine the efficacy of such efforts. Despite this, integration of climate change adaptation and resilience into spatial marine conservation and management has been limited in Canada and elsewhere. With climate change impacts becoming increasingly severe, now is the time to anticipate and reduce impacts wherever possible. We provide five recommendations for an inclusive, proactive, climate-ready approach for Canada s growing marine conservation network: (1) integrating climate-resilience as a universal objective of the Canadian Marine Conservation Network, creating and implementing (2) national transdisciplinary working groups with representation from all knowledge holders and (3) necessary tools that integrate climate change into conservation design, (4) defining operational and climate-relevant monitoring and management objectives, and (5) strengthening communication and increasing knowledge exchange around the roles and benefits of protected areas within government and towards the public. Canada s extensive marine and coastal areas reflect national and international responsibility to engage on this issue. Canada is well positioned to assume a leading role in climate change adaptation for marine conservation and help accelerate progress towards international commitments around mitigating ongoing biodiversity loss and climate change.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)571-590
Nombre de pages20
JournalFacets
Volume7
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - janv. 2022

Note bibliographique

Funding Information:
We thank all participants of the February 2021 Climate Change and MPAs workshop. The workshop gave the authors of this study access to a broad range of ideas, which were developed into the five recommendations provided in this manuscript. Funding for the workshop was provided by the DFO Marine Conservation Targets Program. ABB acknowledges financial support from the MEOPAR Postdoctoral Fellowship Award 2020–2021 and 2021–2022, and the Ocean Frontier Institute Module G funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund. KB is funded by Global Fishing Watch. DPT acknowledges support from the Jarislowsky Foundation and NSERC. RS acknowledges support from the DFO Marine Conservation Targets Program. KH and NS acknowledge support

Funding Information:
from the DFO Aquatic Climate Change and Adaptation Services Program. IH acknowledges support from the Jarislowsky Foundation. HKL and BW acknowledge funding from NSERC.

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