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the biodiversity standpoint. Recognizing that
management effectiveness is an element of
CBD PoWPA (Programme of Work on Protected
Areas) and Aichi Target 11, the Ministry of the
Environment held a regional capacity-building
workshop on MPA management effectiveness in
September 2013.
Also, the Ministry of the Environment is currently conducting selection of important marine
areas for biodiversity conservation in Japan’s
territorial waters and EEZ, basically using the
EBSA (ecologically or biologically signifi cant
marine area) criteria which were adopted at
CBD COP9. The result of this exercise would
serve as a basis for promoting the enhancement
of MPAs and networking thereof.
Reference
Makino M (2011) Fisheries management in Japan:
its institutional features and case studies. Fish &
Fisheries Series 34. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-1777-0_2 .
Springer Science+Business Media B.V
Regulation and Management of Marine Protected Areas in Japan
the biodiversity standpoint. Recognizing that
management effectiveness is an element of
CBD PoWPA (Programme of Work on Protected
Areas) and Aichi Target 11, the Ministry of the
Environment held a regional capacity-building
workshop on MPA management effectiveness in
September 2013.
Also, the Ministry of the Environment is currently conducting selection of important marine
areas for biodiversity conservation in Japan’s
territorial waters and EEZ, basically using the
EBSA (ecologically or biologically signifi cant
marine area) criteria which were adopted at
CBD COP9. The result of this exercise would
serve as a basis for promoting the enhancement
of MPAs and networking thereof.
Reference
Makino M (2011) Fisheries management in Japan:
its institutional features and case studies. Fish &
Fisheries Series 34. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-1777-0_2 .
Springer Science+Business Media B.V
Regulation and Management of Marine Protected Areas in Japan