Two decades of inter-governmental collaboration: Three developing countries on the move towards ecosystem-based governance in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem

摘要

This viewpoint highlights the achievements of Angola, Namibia and South Africa, three southern African countries that have collaborated on ocean science and management over the past two decades. The governments of our countries are convinced that an ecosystem-based, multi-sectorial approach to ocean governance is the best available option for achieving sustainable development, as defined by the World Commissionon Environment (United Nations. 1987), in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME).