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The Project for the Extension of the Continental Shelf - the Portuguese experience
Madureira, Pedro; Pinto Ribeiro, Luísa; Roque, Cristina; Henriques, Guida; Brandão, Filipe; Dias, Frederico; Simões, Maria; Neves, MarianaUnder the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the continental shelf is a juridical term used to define a submarine area that extends throughout the natural prolongation of a land territory, where the coastal State exercises sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring it and exploiting its natural resources. Article 76 provides a methodology for determining the outer edge of the continent...
Transboundary dimensions of marine spatial planning: Fostering inter-jurisdicti...
Jay, Stephen; Alves, Fátima L.; O'Mahony, Cathal; Gomez, Maria; Rooney, Aoibheann; Almodovar, Margarida; Gee, Kira; Suárez de Vivero, Juan LuisThere is broad agreement that marine spatial planning (MSP) should incorporate transboundary considerations, reflecting the cross-border nature of marine and coastal ecosystem dynamics and maritime resources and activities. This is recognised in the European Union's recent legislation on MSP, and experience in transboundary approaches is developing through official processes and pilot studies.
Transboundary dimensions of marine spatial planning: fostering inter-jurisdicti...
Jay, Stephen; Alves, Fátima L.; O'Mahony, Cathal; Gomez, Maria; Rooney, Aoibheann; Almodovar, Margarida; Gee, Kira; Luis Suarez de Vivero, JuanThere is broad agreement that marine spatial planning (MSP) should incorporate transboundary considerations, reflecting the cross-border nature of marine and coastal ecosystem dynamics and maritime resources and activities. This is recognised in the European Union's recent legislation on MSP, and experience in transboundary approaches is developing through official processes and pilot studies. However, differen...