{"id":5192,"date":"2024-12-03T10:48:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T10:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalseaweed.org\/?page_id=5192"},"modified":"2025-07-14T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:08:26","slug":"biosecurity-frameworks-database-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalseaweed.org\/?page_id=5192","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversity Frameworks Database Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 20px;margin-top: 70px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.3;\">Biodiversity Frameworks Database Overview<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-1889\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-111-2 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-1889 ml-slider ms-theme-default 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link-area-box link-type-text icon-hover-animation-fade\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-link=\"index.php?page_id=1154\" data-link-target=\"_blank\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><a class=\"heading-link\" href=\"index.php?page_id=1154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#4c5166;border-width:0px;background-color:#4c5166;box-sizing:content-box;height:42px;width:42px;line-height:42px;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:21px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-info fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-size:20px;--fontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\">About the database<\/h2><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#747474;\">\n<p>Seaweed habitats act as important repositories for marine biodiversity, providing key environmental and ecosystem services crucial to ocean and human health. As anthropogenic pressures increasingly impact marine ecosystems and the biodiversity they support, various international governance mechanisms have been developed to strengthen conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>This database compiles international frameworks related to marine biodiversity, and it should be used by stakeholders of the seaweed industry to search, review, and compare existing biodiversity policies for actions to protect global seaweed stocks. We hope this database highlights the limitations of current frameworks in protecting seaweeds and their habitats; while also encouraging its users to consider how might seaweeds be more effectively integrated into biodiversity strategies going forward.<\/p>\n<p>This database is the product of a thematic analysis that examined international biodiversity frameworks to determine how well seaweeds are being protected globally. This analysis will be made available here once published.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\" fusion-read-more\" href=\"index.php?page_id=1154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read our publications<\/a><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .heading-link:hover .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box:hover .heading-link .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #25afb4 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: #25afb4 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div 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data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><a class=\"heading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalseaweed.org\/?page_id=5164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#4c5166;border-width:0px;background-color:#4c5166;box-sizing:content-box;height:42px;width:42px;line-height:42px;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:21px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-book fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-size:20px;--fontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\">How to use the database<\/h2><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#747474;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Use the link below to go to the searchable database.<\/li>\n<li>Use the search parameters to filter for the frameworks you are interested in.<\/li>\n<li>Once you\u2019ve clicked \u2018filter\u2019, a table will appear 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link-area-box link-type-text icon-hover-animation-fade\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\" data-link=\"index.php?page_id=1562\" data-link-target=\"_blank\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><a class=\"heading-link\" href=\"index.php?page_id=1562\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"icon\"><i style=\"border-color:#4c5166;border-width:0px;background-color:#4c5166;box-sizing:content-box;height:42px;width:42px;line-height:42px;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:21px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-handshake far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/div><h2 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-size:20px;--fontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\">We would like to work with you<\/h2><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#747474;\">\n<p>This database has room for expansion!<\/p>\n<p>This project is 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