A three-dimensional climate-smart conservation approach in the high seas

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 04 April 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01315-7

This novel, three-dimensional approach to marine conservation identifies vertically coherent locations for global marine protected areas in the high seas. Taking a climate-smart approach, this work prioritized the protection of regions with increased biodiversity and reduced climate exposure across different depth domains, to identify sites that deserve protection now and into the future.