TY - JOUR
TI - A risk-based approach to cumulative effect assessments for marine management
AU - Stelzenmüller, V
AU - Coll, M
AU - Mazaris, A
AU - Giakoumi, S
AU - Katsanevakis, S
AU - Portman, M
AU - Degen, R
AU - Mackelworth, P
AU - Gimpel, A
AU - Albano, P
AU - Almpanidou, V
AU - Claudet, J
AU - Essl, F
AU - Evagelopoulos, T
AU - Heymans, J
AU - Genov, T
AU - Kark, S
AU - Micheli, F
AU - Pennino, M
AU - Rilov, G
AU - Steenbeek, J
AU - Ojaveer, H
T2 - Science of The Total Environment
AB - Marine ecosystems are increasingly threatened by the cumulative effects of multiple human pressures. Cumulative effect assessments (CEAs) are needed to inform environmental policy and guide ecosystem-based management. Yet, CEAs are inherently complex and seldom linked to real-world management processes. Therefore we propose entrenching CEAs in a risk management process, comprising the steps of risk identification, risk analysis and risk evaluation. We provide guidance to operationalize a risk-based approach to CEAs by describing for each step guiding principles and desired outcomes, scientific challenges and practical solutions. We reviewed the treatment of uncertainty in CEAs and the contribution of different tools and data sources to the implementation of a risk based approach to CEAs. We show that a risk-based approach to CEAs decreases complexity, allows for the transparent treatment of uncertainty and streamlines the uptake of scientific outcomes into the science-policy interface. Hence, its adoption can help bridging the gap between science and decision-making in ecosystem-based management.
DA - 2018/01//
PY - 2018
VL - 612
SP - 1132
EP - 1140
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717323100
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.289
LA - English
KW - Human Dimensions
ER -