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Recommendations for the establishment of a ABMT to manage negative impacts from the international maritime navigation in the Thermal Dome: an agreed path by the Maritime Authorities to conserve its socioeconomic value and marine biodiversity
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Gobernanza regionalThe Thermal Dome has been recognized internationally because of its great ecological and socio-economic importance. The economic contribution of the Dome to the economies of Central American Countries and flag States from other regions in the world amounts to millions of dollars every year due to fishing and tourism related activities.
Nevertheless, as of today there is no management measures that protect this unique ecosystem from the various risks that threatens it, one of them is the international maritime navigation. about 6% of the world’s trade bisect the Thermal Dome, resulting in physical damages to marine habitats or organisms. This policy paper describe the agreement Central American States are pursuing to declare the Thermal Dome or part of it as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area within the IMO regulations.Infografía
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