WIO Symphony: a tool for cumulative impact assessment in the Western Indian Ocean
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Nairobi Convention (2024). Western Indian Ocean Symphony: a tool for ecosystem-based marine spatial planning. URL: https://symphony.nairobiconvention.org/
Abstract
WIO Symphony is a tool based on more than 80 ecology and human activity maps. It supports ecosystem-based Marine Spatial Planning by calculating cumulative impact over large areas and illustrating those that are under specific pressures. The tool also shows how different planning and policy measures can lead to a positive environmental impact in an area. Marine Spatial Planning is a process that enables evidence-based decision-making by providing guidance when deciding when, where and how human economic activities should take place in the ocean. Well-executed MSP can foster a sustainable blue economy.