"Identifying sensitive marine areas in the South China Sea under intern" by Youna Le Berre Lemaire Lyons
At the interface of law, science and policy, this study is centred on the scientific and technical criteria adopted for the identification of sensitive marine and coastal areas, the role of international law and the adequacy of scientific evidence. It uses the South China Sea (SCS) as a case-study the basis that it is (1) a regional sea which is not protected under any binding regional instrument -this makes international law particularly relevant for direct implementation; and (2) a regional sea whose resources are subjected to intense and often competing uses in a politically and ecologicall...
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