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35 U. Haw. L. Rev. 735 (2013)
Restoration and Large Marine Ecosystems: Strengthening Governance for An Emerging International Regime Based on Ecoscape Management

handle is hein.journals/uhawlr35 and id is 749 raw text is: Restoration and Large Marine Ecosystems: Strengthening Governance for an Emerging International Regime Based on Ecoscape Management Anastasia Telesetsky' Abstract Ecologists have long recognized that arbitrary political boundaries do not reflect ecological boundaries. In response, they have proposed the adoption of ecoregional thinking. Over time, this ecoregional thinking has influenced policymakers to designate large marine ecosystems (LMEs) to be managed as one ecological unit across political boundaries. These ecological units include both land and sea systems. The Global Environmental Facility has invested in a number of LMEs to promote restoration activities to reverse environmental degradation. This paper reviews a sample of existing LME projects and explores what restoration efforts are taking place at an LME level and what shared governance institutions exist to support these restoration efforts. This paper concludes that while there are shared visions for restoration projects within the LMEs, there has been insufficient institutional effort to effectively integrate both human and ecological considerations in marine restoration efforts. The concept of ecoscape thinking, place-based public and private management of large landscapes and seascapes, provides a useful tool for strengthening LME-specific institutions as leaders in long-term coastal and marine governance. This paper proposes three ecoscape interventions to improve LME governance for the future: 1) re-inventing LMEs as socio-ecological decision makers, 2) ensuring that government investments within an LAE for marine and coastal restoration will survive long-term climate change impacts, and 3) creating LME-wide enforcement teams. I. INTRODUCTION. ..............................................736 II. LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND GOVERNANCE ............................738 A. Benguela Current LME. ......................... ........740 Associate Professor, University of Idaho, Natural Resources and Environmental Law Program. This article was inspired by Jon Van Dyke's passionate pursuit of ocean protection and his encouragement to think about big issues. I will be forever grateful for Jon's mentorship and friendship.

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