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across
geopolitical
levels
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regional
national
local
Figure 1: considerations in
holistic & adaptive
environmental
management
(red arrows denote linkages
between topics; black arrows
denote direction of influence)
Maintaining,
protecting and
enhancing
nature & .... (S)
(ecol.)
Extractors (D, P)
(econ., technol.)
Inputters (D, P)
(econ., technol.)
The Ecosystem
Approach
. fundamental
processes (S)
(ecol.) to create
....Societal
Benefits for the ...
Influencer
s (I) (polit.)
Beneficiaries (I)
(soc., ethic, cult.)
(D+P) + R S + I
e.g. Conflict Res., 10 tenets, PPP,
PP, EIA, CBA, MCA, LPI
Impediments: Bottlenecks,
Showstoppers & Trainwrecks:
The 10 tenets:
To be successful, management measures or responses to
changes resulting from human activities should be:
Ecologically sustainable
Technologically feasible
Economically viable
Socially desirable/tolerable
Legally permissible
Administratively achievable
Politically expedient
Management tools
needed to cover all of
these!
International
Obligations
International
Bodies
Bathing
beaches
Environmental
Standards
Sensitive
area
Nitrate
Vulnerable
Zones
EC Directives,
Policies and
Strategies
Good Chemical
Status & Good
Ecological Status
Bathing Waters
Protection
Afforded
Dir
IPPC Dir
Flood Risk
Assessment
UWWTD
Nitrates Dir
WFD (*)
20% renewable
energy target
LONDON CONV.
& PROTOCOL
Renewable
Energy Dir
Safer shipping
navigation,
pollution control
and operation
Various EU Regs to
control shipping &
pollution from ships
KYOTO
PROTOCOL
MARPOL
UNCLOS
CFP
Sustainable
fisheries &
safeguarding the
marine environment
(*) In 2013 the WFD replaced the Dangerous Sub. Dir.; Freshwater Fish Dir.;
Shellfish Waters Dir. & Groundwater Dir.
MSFD
UN CONV. on BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY
BERN
CONV.
ESPOO
CONV.
ASCOBAN
CITES
EIA Dir
Environmental
Impact
Assessments &
Environmental
Statements
Various Regulations
to control CITES
fauna & flora
Endangered
species
protection
EU Strategy on
Invasive Alien
Species (IAS)
Best practice
to deal with
IAS
Marine
Protected
Areas (MPAs)
Habitats &
Species Dir
RAMSAR
CONV.
SEA Dir
Strategic
Environmental
Assessments
Good
Environmental
Status
EU Integrated
Maritime Policy (IMP)
OSPAR
UNEP -MAP
ICES
Basic Fish
Regs
HELCOM
IMO
BALLAST
WATER CONV.
Control of
harmful aquatic
organisms /
alien species
FRMD
UN FRAMEWORK
CONV. ON CLIMATE
CHANGE (UNFCCC)
Sustainable use of
maritime areas and
resources
Birds Dir
EU Biodiversity
Strategy
Proposed
IAS Reg
Prevention &
Management
Favourable
Conservation
Status
Natura 2000
sites
(SAC/SPA)
International
Law & EU
Directives
Byelaws, Orders,
gear and catch
restrictions
H1 Method
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
EC Directive
Protection
Sea Fish
Regulation
Act
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
Enabling Legislation
Pollution Prevention
& Control Regs
Implementation
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
Sensitive
area
IPPC
Policy &
Targets
Nitrates
Energy Act
Climate Change Act
Renewable Energy
Strategic
Environmental
Assessments
Environmental
Assessment Regs
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
Flood Risk
Regs
EIA
Proposed
IAS Reg
Environmental Impact
Assessments &
Environmental Statements
Good
Environmental
Status
Habitats &
Species
Favourable
Conservation
Status
Natura 2000
sites
(SAC/SPA)
Prevention &
Management
Harbour
Works
(EIA) Regs
Water
Environmental
(WFD) Regs
MSFD
Wild Birds
Marine
Strategy Regs
Wildlife &
Countryside Act
(as amended by
CROW)
Offshore Marine
Conservation
Regs
Conservation
Objectives
?
Regulation 35
advice
packages
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
Appropriate
Assessment
Descriptor
Quality criteria
Biodiversity
Action Plans &
Species Action
Conservation of
Habitats and
Species Regs
Marine &
Coastal Access
Act
Multimetric
Indices
Good Chemical
Status & Good
Ecological Status
WFD (*)
Marine (water)
Environmental
Protection
Flood Risk
Management
Plans
Flood Risk
Assessment
FRMD
SEA
Electricity Act
Proposed
MSP & ICM
Bathing Waters
Renewables
targets for 2020
CFP
UWWTD
Nitrate
Vulnerable
Zones
Salmon &
Freshwater
Fisheries Act
Basic Fish
Reg
Bathing
beaches
Nitrate Pollution
Prevention Regs
Sea Fisheries
(Shellfish) Act
Sustainable fisheries
& safeguarding the
marine environment
Environmental
Standards
Bathing Water
Regs
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
Sea Fish
(Conservation)
Act as amended by
Management
Plans &
Schemes
EU Directives
& National
Implementation
International Law
or Commitments
International
Bodies &
Conventions
EC Directive or
Strategy
Protection
Afforded
Sea Fish
Regulation
Act
Waste
Hierarchy &
Good Practice
KEY
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
Enabling Legislation
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
Urban Waste
Water
Treatment
Regs
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
Bathing
Water Regs
Environmental
Assessment Regs
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
Marine
Works (EIA)
Regs
Salmon &
Freshwater
Fisheries Act
?
Sustainable fisheries
& safeguarding the
marine environment
Environmental
Standards
Nitrate
Vulnerable
Zones
Basic Fish
Reg
IPPC
Sensitive
area
Bathing
Waters
Renewables
targets for
2020
ICES
UN FRAMEWORK
CONV. ON CLIMATE
CHANGE (UNFCCC)
Renewable
Energy
EIA
MARPOL
Marine spatial
planning &
coastal zone
management
BALLAST
WATER
CONV.
CITES
EU
Biodiversity
Strategy
MSFD
Safety at Sea,
Pollluton
Control &
Navigation
Various
Regs to
control
CITES fauna
Endangered
species
protection
Control of Trade
in Endangered
Species (COTES)
Enforcement
Flood Risk
Assessment
Good Chemical
Status & Good
Ecological
Status
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
Good
Environmental
Status
Water
Environmental
(WFD) Regs
Marine
Strategy Regs
Wild
Birds
Favourable
Conservation
Status
Natura
2000 sites
(SAC/SPA
Wildlife &
Countryside Act
(as amended by
CROW)
Conservation of
Habitats and
Species Regs
Marine
notices
Flood Risk
Management
Plans
Flood Risk
Regs
Multimetric
Indices
River Basin
Management Plans,
Heavily Modified
Water Bodies &
Artificial Water
Bodies
BONN
CONV.
Habitats &
Species
Control of
harmful aquatic
organisms /
alien species
FRMD
WFD
(*)
RAMSAR
CONV.
Various EU
Regs to control
shipping &
pollution from
ships
Safer shipping
navigation,
pollution control
and operation
EU
Integrated
Maritime
Policy
BERN
CONV.
IMO
SEA
Environmental Impact
Assessments &
Environmental
Harbour
Works
(EIA) Regs
Marine (water)
UN CONV. on
Environmental
BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY
Protection
Proposed
MSP & ICM
UNCLOS
KYOTO
PROTOCOL
ESPOO
CONV.
Strategic
Environmental
Assessments
OSPAR,
HELCOM,
UNEP-MAP,
BUCHAREST
Reg. Seas
Conv
LONDON
CONV. &
PROTOCOL
UWWTD
Proposed
IAS Reg
Nitrates
Bathing
beaches
Prevention &
Management
CFP
Waste FD
Electricity Act
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
Sea Fisheries
(Shellfish) Act
Waste Regs
Energy Act
Policy &
Targets
Sea Fish
(Conservation)
Act as amended by
Pollution
Prevention &
Control Regs
Nitrate
Pollution
Prevention
Regs
Implementation
method
International
Law, EU
Directives &
National
Implementation
(England)
Byelaws, Orders,
gear and catch
restrictions
H1 Method
Licenses
Consents &
Authorisations
Marine &
Coastal Access
Act
Appropriate
Assessment
Offshore Marine
Conservation
Regs
Conservation
Objectives
Regulation 35
advice
packages
Descriptor
Quality criteria
Biodiversity
Action Plans &
Species Action
Management
Plans &
Schemes
Department for
Communities
and Local
Government
(DCLG)
Planning Inspectorate
Major Infrastructure Planning
Unit
Local Authorities
UK Shipping
Ministry of
Defence (MOD)
International
Maritime
Organisation
(IMO)
International
Obligations
Department
for Transport
(DfT)
UK Hydrographic Office
Department of
Energy &
Climate
Change
(DECC)
Marine Energy
Programme Board
Secretary of States
Representative for Maritime
Salvage & Intervention
(SOREP)
Administratively
achievable?
Government
departments with
responsibilities for the
marine environment
(England)
KEY
Ministerial Depts
Welsh
Government
Department
for Business
Innovation &
Skills (BIS)
UK Met Office
Natural Environment
Research Council (NERC)
NI Executive
English Heritage
Scottish
Government
European
Union
UK GOVERNMENT
Harbour Authorities
Department
for Culture,
Media and
Sport (DCMS)
Department
for
Environment
Food and
Rural Affairs
(DEFRA)
House of Commons
Parliament
Crown Estate
House of Lords
Executive NonDepartmental
Public Bodies
Trading Fund
Agency
Advisory
Committees
Home Office
Cabinet Office
Executive Agencies
Local Government
Bodies
Department for
Environment Food
and Rural Affairs
(DEFRA)
Make policy and legislation,
and working with others to
deliver policies in areas such
as:
- the natural environment,
biodiversity, plants and
animals
- sustainable development
and the green economy
- food, farming and fisheries
- animal health and welfare
- environmental protection
and pollution control
- rural communities and
issues.
DECC
DfT
Marine Management
Organisation (MMO)
UKHO &
DATA
planning
licensing
emergency
response
Natural England
Environment Agency
(all have statutory seats on the IFCAs)
Inshore Fisheries
Conservation
Authorities (IFCAs)
Science Advisory
Council
MOD
- Plant health.
Department for
Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs
(Defra)
KEY
Ministerial Depts
Executive Agencies
Executive NonDepartmental
Public Bodies
Trading Fund
Agency
Advisory
Committees
Local Government
Bodies
Your feedback:
What tools/pieces of legislation have we missed?
Contact:
S.J.Boyes@hull.ac.uk
Mike.Elliott@hull.ac.uk
Many thanks in
advance for any
comments!