What is Marine Bioregional Planning in Australia?

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   Australia’s marine bioregional planning program is designed to provide a clearer focus on the protection, conservation and sustainable use of Australia’s marine environment. It is underpinned by the principles of ecologically sustainable development. The Bioregional Marine Plans will help underpin improved management of the marine environment and its biodiversity by taking what is known as an “ecosystem approach”. This means that the Plans will not just look at a single marine species or habitat in isolation, but rather consider their linkages, the role they play within the marine environment and their relationships with human activities. The Plans will provide a framework for helping to ensure marine ecosystems are resilient and function effectively.
   Marine Bioregional Plans will strengthen and improve the operation of national environmental law in the marine environment, delivering benefits for those people and industries that use the marine environment and will fulfill the Australian Government’s commitment to establishing a National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas as agreed by all Australian governments in 1998.

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