International Cooperation for Conservation of the Antarctic Marine Ecosystem: Institutional Interplay and Coordination

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24710050
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
• Research Institution: Tokai University
• Principal Investigator: Okubo Ayako 東海大学, 海洋学部, 准教授 (40466868)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 南極海 / 資源管理 / 海洋生態系 / 南極条約体制 / 国連海洋法条約 / 国際海事機関 / 制度間相互作用 / 相互作用の管理

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study analyzed interplay among different international institutions for conservation and sustainable utilization of the Antarctic marine ecosystem, including some components of the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and so on. It identified cases in which specific decision making or action under one institution caused an impact on another institution in terms of decision making, actors’ behavior and institutional effectiveness. Then, it analyzed driving factors of such institutional interplay, actors’ behavior to enhance synergies and to mitigate adverse effects among different institutions. Results of case studies indicates that more detailed and clearly defined demarcation of jurisdictions among different institutions is likely to contribute to multilateral efforts for integrated management of ocean-related human activities that have been addressed separately so far.

Free Research Field

環境政策論、国際関係論