The aim of this project is to review how the use of the area-based management approaches can contribute towards the delivery of SDGs and Targets. The review is based on a detailed examination of different types of area-based management approaches, represented by twenty-five case studies in a marine or coastal context from around the world. The review explores the attributes of area-based management approaches and how these support the delivery of SDGs.  It also identifies enabling conditions and barriers that supported or inhibit the application of the area-based management approaches and uses lessons from the case studies to provide guidance on how these can be more effective. The report presents practical-evidence demonstrating the factors which influence the contribution to Goals and Targets. The findings of this report are summarized in a set of guidance points or recommendations on the use of area-based management approaches to contribute towards the delivery of SDGs and Targets.