New study identifies the South Pacific's Salas y Gomez and Nazca ridges as a conservation priority
Kristina Gjerde, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播's Senior High Seas Advisor, is among the co-authors of a聽chapter in GIS for Science Volume 3 鈥 Maps for Saving the Planet聽that identifies the聽Salas y Gomez and Nazca ridges, off the west coast of South America, as one of the most promising places to establish a marine protected area on the high seas.
Based on an array of global datasets and GIS analyses, highlights the unique combination of natural and cultural resources that make this area a key location to conserve and protect marine biodiversity.聽 Indeed, its many seamounts and migration corridors are home to a high number of endemic species found nowhere else on Earth.聽 As 73% of its area is found in the unprotected high seas domain beyond national jurisdiction, the , who commissioned the study, are calling for urgent protection measures before human pressures take their toll and the area's rich marine resources are聽lost forever.
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