On the Selection Criteria of High Seas Marine Protected Areas

LI Chuang ； Maria E. Indelicato ； HUANG Yuxin

《中华海洋法学评论》 34期 (2020/06) Pp. 50-67

摘要

This paper explores the international community's interest in determining identification criteria for the marine protected areas (MPAs) on the high seas. In the process of identifying such an area the selection criteria play a guiding and a stabilizing role. Therefore, in articulating the criteria for prospective MPAs it is important to critically consider the criteria already deployed to identify the existing protected areas, as well as the indigenous people's traditional knowledge on building MPAs. This will ensure articulation of a unified set of criteria and applicable mechanisms for MPAs. As MPAs are designed to conserve and induce sustainable use of biodiversity on a location, their nature is complex. For this reason, it is important to maintain mutual compatibility of legal instruments and frameworks implemented to regulate MPAs on the one hand, and include relevant global, regional and sectoral bodies in the defining process on the other.

關鍵字

High Seas Marine Protected Areas ； Selection criteria ； Indigenous people