Area with high scenic and/or aesthetic value#
Description#
It is a place where its landscape or aesthetic attractions stand out, or where the values associated with the area are culturally relevant (includes land-sea landscape, sea-land and submerged landscapes)
Ehler, C. (2014) A Guide to Evaluating Marine Spatial Plans. Paris, UNESCO. IOC Manuals and Guides, 70; ICAM Dossier 8. Available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000227779/PDF/227779eng.pdf.multi
WWF (2021) Guidance Paper – Ecosystem-based Maritime Spatial Planning in Europe and how to assess it. WWF European Policy Office, Belgium. Available at https://wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_eb_maritime_spatial_planning_guidance_paper_march_2021.pdf.
IMO PSSAs;
UNESCO - UNESCO. (2023). WHC.23/01: Operational guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. Available at: https://whc.unesco.org/en/guidelines/
SPAMI List - RAC/SPA. (2020). Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean, Annex I: Common criteria for the choice of protected marine and coastal areas that could be included in the SPAMI list. https://www.rac-spa.org/sites/default/files/annex/annex_1_en.pdf