Global Applications of the Large Marine Ecosystem Concept 2007 - 2010

摘要

The Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) concept was selected as one of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA) notable breakthroughs to be commemorated during the 2007 celebration of NOAAs 200 years of ocean sciences. In accordance with the US Ocean Action Plan (USOAP 2004), the LME concept for ecosystem-based management and its five-module approach (productivity, fish and fisheries, pollution and ecosystem health, socioeconomics, and governance) are being applied to 16 international projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. These LME projects are funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank, participating countries, and other donors at a level of US$1.8 billion. NOAA is providing technical and scientific support to the projects through close coordination with 5 United Nations (UN) agencies, 2 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the ministries of fisheries and the environment of 110 countries supporting the hands-on participation of 2,500 experts and partners. The operational strategies for the fourth replenishment of the GEF (2007-2010) augmented international LME activities by US$230 million. Supplemental financing of the LME foundation projects with World Bank investment funds is likely to increase support of LME projects to a level of US$3 billion by 2010.