Question

What is the focus of ecosystem based management

Answer 1

ANSWER

Ecosystem-based management focuses on how individual actions affect the ecosystem services that flow from coupled socio-ecological systems in an integrated fashion, rather than considering these impacts in a piecemeal manner.

Answer 2

Explanation:

ECOSYSTEM BASED MANAGEMENT (EBM)

An Integrated Approach to Management

EBM is an integrated approach that considers the entire ecosystem, including humans. Marine management is typically focused on one species, sector, activity or concern, while EBM takes into account the cumulative effects and interactions of different human activities.

According to the COMPASS Scientific Consensus Statement, ecosystem -based management :

• emphasizing the protection of ecosystem structures, key functions and processes.

• is place -based in focusing on a particular ecosystem and the range of activities that affect it.

• explicitly explains the connections between systems, such as between air, land and sea.

• integrate ecological, social, economic and institutional perspectives, recognizing strong interdependence.