The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Directive 2008/56/EC of June
17, 2008) of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes a framework
for community action for marine environment policy, with the main aim of achieving
or maintaining a good environmental status of the marine environment no later than
2020. Its transposition into Spanish regulations has been carried out through Law
41/2010 of December 29 on the protection of the marine environment.
The development of maritime space planning plans is regulated by Directive
2014/89/EU, whose transposition into Spanish regulations has been made by RD
363/2017 of April 8.
24.3 The UN Sustainable Development Goals as an
Opportunity for Marine Science and Better Ecosystem
Management in the Alboran Sea
24.3.1 The Contribution of Science in Implementing
the UN SDGs
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals approved by the UN General Assembly in 2015 (also named Agenda 2030) requires a transformational thinking by the
states and the society.
There will be no single straight path toward global sustainability and prosperity.
This is where science comes in and takes a holistic approach to identifying and
understanding trade-offs between different targets, as well as detecting synergies that
can mobilize and boost action. This will require a goal- and solution-oriented
scientific approach, and scientists can play an important role by delivering broad
and deep understanding of the needs and challenges facing a particular society. Interand transdisciplinary science cooperation will be a consequence rather than the
founding principle of such an approach (Nilsson et al. 2016; Schmalzbauer and
Visbeck 2016).
While SDGs provide a coordinating and synthesizing framework for public (and
private) sector decision-making, science can play a pivotal role, for example, (i) in
representing sustainability challenges in different contexts (data, analysis, and scenario building), creating models that explore how different targets interact, and
tracking progress toward goals (Beisheim et al. 2015; Dasgupta et al. 2015); (ii) in
providing the understanding for individuals and institutions to make informed policy
and management decisions; (iii) in putting the basis for new technologies
(Lubchenco 1998); and (iv) also in advancing methodological approaches to nexus
challenges and nexus methods in order to improve policy coherence (Schmalzbauer
and Visbeck 2016).
In this regard, new science, innovation, and technology will be required to
generate an integrated assessment system (e.g., achieving fisheries management
objectives requires fishing activities and other human activities that affect the marine
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17, 2008) of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes a framework
for community action for marine environment policy, with the main aim of achieving
or maintaining a good environmental status of the marine environment no later than
2020. Its transposition into Spanish regulations has been carried out through Law
41/2010 of December 29 on the protection of the marine environment.
The development of maritime space planning plans is regulated by Directive
2014/89/EU, whose transposition into Spanish regulations has been made by RD
363/2017 of April 8.
24.3 The UN Sustainable Development Goals as an
Opportunity for Marine Science and Better Ecosystem
Management in the Alboran Sea
24.3.1 The Contribution of Science in Implementing
the UN SDGs
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals approved by the UN General Assembly in 2015 (also named Agenda 2030) requires a transformational thinking by the
states and the society.
There will be no single straight path toward global sustainability and prosperity.
This is where science comes in and takes a holistic approach to identifying and
understanding trade-offs between different targets, as well as detecting synergies that
can mobilize and boost action. This will require a goal- and solution-oriented
scientific approach, and scientists can play an important role by delivering broad
and deep understanding of the needs and challenges facing a particular society. Interand transdisciplinary science cooperation will be a consequence rather than the
founding principle of such an approach (Nilsson et al. 2016; Schmalzbauer and
Visbeck 2016).
While SDGs provide a coordinating and synthesizing framework for public (and
private) sector decision-making, science can play a pivotal role, for example, (i) in
representing sustainability challenges in different contexts (data, analysis, and scenario building), creating models that explore how different targets interact, and
tracking progress toward goals (Beisheim et al. 2015; Dasgupta et al. 2015); (ii) in
providing the understanding for individuals and institutions to make informed policy
and management decisions; (iii) in putting the basis for new technologies
(Lubchenco 1998); and (iv) also in advancing methodological approaches to nexus
challenges and nexus methods in order to improve policy coherence (Schmalzbauer
and Visbeck 2016).
In this regard, new science, innovation, and technology will be required to
generate an integrated assessment system (e.g., achieving fisheries management
objectives requires fishing activities and other human activities that affect the marine
24 Sustainable Development and Blue Growth in the Alboran Sea: Enabling Ocean. . .
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