Such areas provide reference benchmarks against which to evaluate the impacts of human activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction, and may contribute to recovery of adjacent areas from human-induced perturbations, and provide insurance against irreversible biodiversity loss or damage in poorly understood areas.
Such areas provide reference benchmarks against which to evaluate the impacts of human activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction, and may contribute to recovery of adjacent areas from human-induced perturbations, and provide insurance against irreversible biodiversity loss or damage in poorly understood areas.