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NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
Socio-ecological
challenges and role
of marine sanctuaries
In addition to their action in Throughout the 20 Century, nature conservation
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remained a secondary issue, outside national
protecting ecosystems, marine and global decisions and agendas, sometimes
protected areas and marine even deemed a barrier to development. Natural
ecosystems are currently at the heart of society’s
sanctuaries appear to be a key concerns: Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are
increasingly considered essential to resolve the
response to the main societal bioclimatic crisis. The event organised by the
concerns of our era, even an permanent secretariat of the Pelagos Agreement
and the Monaco Scientific Centre on 23 March
investment for the future. 2022 turned the spotlight on the role of marine
protected areas (MPAs) and marine sanctuaries in
the protection of marine and coastal ecosystems,
environments on which the sustainable future of our
society truly depends.
