The Adaptive Marine Policy (AMP) toolbox: Supporting policy-makers developing adaptive policies in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

• Published in: Marine policy Vol. 84; pp. 99 - 109
• Main Authors: Garmendia, M., Sauzade, D., Beaumont, N., Boteler, B., Pascual, M., Boudine, T., Breil, M., Furlan, E., Kontogianni, A., Krüger, I., Le Tellier, J., Gileva, E., March, D., Roeleveld, G., Ronco, P., Shivarov, A., Skourtos, M., Markandya, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Adaptive management; Adaptive Marine Policy toolbox; Ecosystem-based Approach; Marine litter; Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Mediterranean and Black Sea; Ecosystem-based Approach; Adaptive Marine Policy toolbox; Mediterranean and Black Sea; Adaptive management; Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Marine litter
• ISSN: 0308-597X; 1872-9460
• DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2017.07.009

Adaptive management is essential to the practical application of the Ecosystem-Based Approach (EBA). Despite there are frequent assertions that adaptive management is being used, evidence on its success is still limited. Indeed, it is difficult to bring the different elements of adaptive management together in a robust way and to choose the appropriate tools to do it. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a practical framework for adaptive policy action, consistent with the EBA. Accordingly, to operationalize the design and implementation of adaptive policies on the basis of the EBA, the Adaptive Marine Policy toolbox has been developed. The objective of the toolbox is to provide policy-makers a practical framework to design and implement adaptive policies. To show the functionality of the toolbox, the guidelines and resources provided within the toolbox have been applied to the marine litter issue in the Mediterranean and Black Sea as an example. The example application has shown that the toolbox is a useful and operational framework to build a science-policy interface according to the EBA. Despite some resources could be missing from the toolbox, they provide a practical and useful starting point to support the application of the different steps and key activities. [Display omitted] •A new toolbox has been developed to aid policy-makers developing adaptive policies.•The toolbox provides guidelines and links to relevant materials for policy-making.•The toolbox aims to set up adaptive policies according to the Ecosystem Approach.•The toolbox is organized in a user-friendly format to aid the policy-making process.