Aquatic Environmental Politics and Management

Code:

MA325

Acronym:

PGMA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Environmental Sciences and Ecology

Instance: 2009/2010 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Aquatic Production
Course/CS Responsible:	Aquatic Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCMA	20	Plan 2007 to 2011	3	-	5	50	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The aim of this discipline is to create the conditions for students to understand the complexity of the marine and freshwater environment, its role on the functioning of the earth system and the need for an integrated management of human activities related to aquatic environments.
The main objectives are:

- To understand the role of oceans and water bodies on the earth climate and as a source of goods and services to humanity

- To demonstrate the complexity of the oceanic system and the need for an holistic and integrative management

- To review the most important legislation and policies on the use of oceans and other water bodies

Program

Considering the large number of agreements, legislation and institutions related with the use of the oceans and continental waters, a priority is given to the review of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The students are also invited to select specific topics related to the policy and management of aquatic environments, such as:

- European Maritime Policy “Towards a future Maritime Policy for the European Union”

- Eco-regions concept: the geographical requirement for implementing the ecosystem approach in European waters

- Helsinki Convention, OSPAR Convention and the Barcelona Convention

- Water Framework Directive

- Marine Environment Strategy - Thematic Strategy and Conservation of the Marine Environment

- Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES), Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS)

- The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

- EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)

- Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) and Marine spatial planning

- European Chemical Policy - REACH

- The Convention on Biological Diversity

Mandatory literature

Navigating the Future III – Position Paper 8, European Science Foundation , Marine Board, 2006
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	150,00
	Total:	-	0,00