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Marine Spatial Planning in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem
Finke, Gunnar; Gee, Kira; Gxaba, Thandiwe; Sorgenfrei, Roman; Russo, Vladimir; Pinto, Duarte; Nsiangango, Silvi Edith; Sousa, Lia Neto; Braby, RodneyThe Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) in the south-east Atlantic covers the territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ's) of Angola and Namibia and partly of South Africa. Increasing demands, user-user and user-environment conflicts occur throughout the area. The three countries, which are parties to the Benguela Current Convention (BCC), have begun to implement Marine Spatial Planning (...
Biodiversity conservation: history, protected areas and hotspots
Huntley, B.J.; Beja, Pedro; Pinto, Pedro Vaz; Russo, Vladimir; Veríssimo, Luís; Morais, MiguelAngola is a large country of great physiographic, climatic and habitat diversity, with a corresponding richness in animal and plant species. Legally protected areas (National Parks and Game Reserves) were established from the 1930s and occupied 6% of the country’s terrestrial area at the time of independence in 1975. As a consequence of an extended war, the Protected Areas were exposed to serious neglect, poach...