Trial Lecture and Public Defence: Bastiaan Ewoud Klerk
The trial lecture will start at 10:15 on the prescribed subject:
"How to institutionally implement a dynamic ABMT in areas beyond national jurisdiction: Lessons from Ecological Dynamism".
At 12:15, Bastiaan will defend his doctoral thesis titled:
"Dynamism and the Law of the Sea: Rethinking Area-Based Management Tools for a Changing Ocean".
First opponent: Professor Karen Scott, University of Canterbury
Second opponent: Professor Anastasia Telesetsky, California Polytechnic State University
Leader of the committee: Professor Tore Henriksen, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
The public defence will be led by Professor Magne Frostad from the Faculty of Law, UiT The Arctic Univeristy of Norway.
This doctoral thesis examines the mismatch between the dynamic nature of the ocean and the largely static systems used to govern and protect it. Marine species move, currents shift, sea ice advances and retreats, and climate change is making many of these processes faster and less predictable. The thesis asks how well existing ocean governance, particularly marine protected areas and the law of the sea, can respond to such ecological change. It also develops a framework for more dynamic forms of area-based management, in which boundaries or management measures can adapt as environmental conditions change. Overall, the thesis argues that protecting a changing ocean requires governance systems that are better able to respond to movement, variability, and uncertainty.
The trial lecture and the public defence will be available via streaming. The streaming links are listed below: