Marine protected areas in international law : : an arctic perspective / / Ingvild Ulrikke Jakobsen.

• Superior document: Queen Mary Studies in International Law, Volume 25
• VerfasserIn: Jakobsen, Ingvild Ulrikke, 1974-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Queen Mary studies in international law ; Volume 25.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (451 pages).
• Notes: Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of Tromsø, the Arctic University of Norway, 2010) issued under title: Marine protected areas in international law a Norwegian perspective.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004324089
• ISSN: 1877-4822
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Ingvild Ulrikke Jakobsen.

Marine Protected Areas in International law – an Arctic perspective , introduces and analyzes the legal rights and obligations of states under international law, using Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a tool to protect marine biodiversity. The fragile Arctic marine environment is under growing pressure from climate change and the prospect of increasing human activity affecting previously untouched areas. The conservation of Arctic marine biodiversity is a pressing and global concern, not least because the melting of sea ice will have widespread effects. By analyzing regional cooperation through the OSPAR Convention and under the Arctic Council, Jakobsen examines the implementation of the global legal framework for biodiversity protection and conservation in the Arctic. The book has a particular focus on the possibilities of the states to regulate shipping within the MPAs, as the increasing shipping activities represent a major threat to the sensitive marine Arctic.