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New Spatial Prioritization Tool Launched to Reduce Climate Risks for the Ocean, Nature, and People

Ocean News & Technology·6 months ago
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ASPACE (Assisted Planning Addressing Climate Effects) is a free, web-based decision-support tool developed by Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), in partnership with the University of Valencia, University of Essex, the University of York, and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), as well as key end-users around Europe. The tool, which will support ‘climate-smart’ ocean management, combines three key types of evidence into one interactive platform: - Ocean climate modelling analysis showing in which marine and coastal areas nature and human activities are most likely to thrive, despite climate change - Input-output economic modeling, calculating the effects of spatial decisions on the wider blue economies within these areas - Stakeholder value assessments reflecting what attributes of marine space are most important to marine stakeholders and how different spatial decisions align with these.…

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