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Marine Protected Areas Newsletter July-August 2010

20 Jul 2010 | 1 Comments

The latest Marine Protected Areas newsletter, covering global news and analysis on Marine Protected Areas is out!
The July-August 2010 news covers:

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: The Experiences of MPA Managers So Far, and What Lessons Can Be Learned

Is Offshore Drilling Worth the Environmental Risk of Spills?

How Close Is the MPA Field to Meeting Its Global Targets?

MPA Perspective: Standardizing the Effective Management of MPAs in Italy By Carlo Franzosini, Marco Costantini, Saul Ciriaco, Maurizio Spoto

Notes & News: Large no-take areas - Albania - US - Canada - Russia - Vietnam -
IMCC2 - MPA size and spacing - Enforcement - Coral reef monitoring

Building Resilience: Communicating Bleaching Incidents to Stakeholders

new way to raise marine conservation awareness

20 Oct 2009 | 2 Comments

Compliance and community buy in has been a challenge for the new marine reserve at Motukaroro, Whangarei Harbour. The Experiencing Marine Reserves Programme and the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust supported by DOC Whangarei Area Office has come up with a bold and innovative approach involving 1000 students and a helicopter. See for yourself in this video clip a world first and a new way to raise awareness of marine conservation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GAWmkpLwO8

World’s largest Marine Protected Area one step closer

27 Jul 2009 | 1 Comments

What may become the world’s largest marine protected area has come a step closer following the announcement by Australia’s environment minister Peter Garrett that the Coral Sea would become a Conservation Zone.