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“The process of MSP is new and just a few years ago was completely unknown in the region. Today, thanks to the ongoing support of the MARISMA project, the contracting parties of the Benguela Current Convention, Angola, Namibia and South Africa, are globally acclaimed for their progress in using MSP to enhance their Blue Economy. We are proud to have come so far and look forward to continuing this successful partnership.”

Thandiwe GXABA, Acting Executive Secretary of the Benguela Current Convention

The MSP processes at national levels and regionally have resulted in a number of products:

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Angola EBSA Submission_portuguese
 Angola April 11, 2022 Download
Angola EBSA Submission
 Angola April 11, 2022 Download
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    Namibia EBSA Submission
    		 Namibia April 11, 2022 Download
    Namibia Current Status Report 2nd Edition
    		 Namibia April 11, 2022 Download
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      South Africa National Data and Information Report
      		 South Africa April 11, 2022 Download
      South Africa National Coastal and Marine Spatial Biodiversity Plan
      		 South Africa April 11, 2022 Download
      South Africa National Biodiversity Assessment
      		 South Africa April 11, 2022 Download
      South Africa MSP Act
      		 South Africa April 11, 2022 Download
      South Africa EBSA Submission
      		 South Africa April 11, 2022 Download
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          A number of articles have been developed and published in scientific journals which capture and analyse the processes and results in detail:

          • Harris, L.R., Holness, S.D., Finke, G., Amunyela, M., Braby, R., Coelho, N., Gee, K., Kirkman, S.P., Kreiner, A., Mausolf, E., Majiedt, P., Maletzky, E., Nsingi, K.K., Russo, V., Sink, K.J. and Sorgenfrei, R., 2022. Practical Marine Spatial Management of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas: Emerging Lessons From Evidence-Based Planning and Implementation in a Developing-World Context. Frontiers in Marine Science 9: 831678. (https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.831678)
          • Finke, G., Gee, K., Kreiner, A., Amunyela, M. & Braby, R., 2020. Namibia’s way to Marine Spatial Planning – Using existing practices or instigating its own approach? Marine Policy 121, 104107. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104107)
          • Finke, G., Gee, K., Gxaba, T., Sorgenfrei, R., Russo, V., Pinto, D., Nsiangango, S.E., Sousa, L.N., Braby, R., Alves, F.L., Heinrichs, B., Kreiner, A., Amunyela, M., Popose, G., Ramakulukusha, M., Naidoo, A., Mausolf, E. & Nsingi, K.K., 2020. Marine Spatial Planning in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Environmental Development 36, 100569. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2020.100569)
          • Harris, L.R., Holness, S., Finke, G., Kirkman, S. & Sink, K., 2019. Systematic Conservation Planning as a Tool to Advance Ecologically or Biologically Significant Area and Marine Spatial Planning Processes, In Maritime Spatial Planning. eds J. Zaucha, K. Gee. Palgrave Macmillian, Cham. (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98696-8_4)
          • Kirkman, S.P., Holness, S., Harris, L.R., Sink, K.J., Lombard, A.T., Kainge, P., Majiedt, P., Nsiangango, S.E., Nsingi, K.K. & Samaai, T., 2019. Using Systematic Conservation Planning to support Marine Spatial Planning and achieve marine protection targets in the transboundary Benguela Ecosystem. Ocean & Coastal Management 168, 117-129.
          • Harris, L.R., Bessinger, M., Dayaram, A., Holness, S., Kirkman, S., Livingstone, T.-C., Lombard, A.T., Lück-Vogel, M., Pfaff, M., Sink, K.J., Skowno, A.L., Van Niekerk, L., 2019. Advancing land-sea integration for ecologically meaningful coastal conservation and management. Biological Conservation 237, 81-89