The criteria are a science basis for prioritising areas according to their biological and ecological significance, and require that the governance processes make priority setting an early and influential step in their operating procedures, whether the priorities are expressed as ecosystem objectives, goal determination, or in some other way.
The criteria are a science basis for prioritising areas according to their biological and ecological significance, and require that the governance processes make priority setting an early and influential step in their operating procedures, whether the priorities are expressed as ecosystem objectives, goal determination, or in some other way.