May we introduce you to IOW! How effective is the current management of Marine Protected Areas? And how can the ecosystem service concept support the governance and extension of MPAs? These are questions, the IOW team would like to address in EFFECTIVE.
Team Members and Roles:
Gerald Schernewski: Head of the Research Unit Coastal Seas and Society
Miriam von Thenen: Project Manager/Researcher, specialised in marine spatial planning
Johanna Schumacher: Researcher, specialised in ecosystem services
Ibrahim Boubekri: Researcher, specialised in Marine Protected Areas management
Highlight of the Organization:
IOW is a non-university marine research institute. Its Research Unit Coastal Seas and Society researches the effects of human activities, interventions, and measures in coastal and marine systems, the implementation of coastal and marine policy, and the impacts of responses to regional changes.
Project Statement/Quote:
The IOW team is excited to contribute to the EFFECTIVE management of MPAs, explore the use of ecosystem service assessment for marine governance, and support a transfer of knowledge from the Baltic to the Mediterranean Sea and vice versa.