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How MPAs can help mitigate impacts of climate change via coastal blue carbon, “fish carbon”, and more

How MPAs can help mitigate impacts of climate change via coastal blue carbon, “fish carbon”, and more

by John Davis | Feb 26, 2016

When nations gathered in Paris last December to forge a pact on climate change, the agreement’s original text made no mention at all of oceans. Not only did this oversight ignore 71% of Earth’s surface; it also overlooked the fact that marine ecosystems...
How MPAs can help mitigate impacts of climate change via coastal blue carbon, “fish carbon”, and more

Seychelles project combines ocean planning, climate change adaptation, and debt restructure

by John Davis | Feb 26, 2016

In Seychelles, a unique project is underway. It links a restructuring of some of the island nation’s international debt with a financial mechanism to support adaptation to climate change, namely through improved marine and coastal ecosystem management. That...
How MPAs can help mitigate impacts of climate change via coastal blue carbon, “fish carbon”, and more

UK intends to designate large no-take MPA around part of Ascension Island; UK’s Pitcairn Islands MPA on track for 2016 designation

by John Davis | Feb 26, 2016

The UK Government has announced its intent to designate a large no-take MPA around part of Ascension Island, a remote and lightly populated UK territory in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Equator. Although formal declaration of the MPA’s boundaries may...
How MPAs can help mitigate impacts of climate change via coastal blue carbon, “fish carbon”, and more

South Africa’s oldest MPA may be reopened to fishing

by John Davis | Feb 26, 2016

South Africa's oldest MPA is in limbo now as it awaits a government decision on whether to reopen it to fishing, as requested by local anglers.

How MPAs can help mitigate impacts of climate change via coastal blue carbon, “fish carbon”, and more

Spotlight on surfing reserves: Protecting surf spots through local community engagement

by John Davis | Feb 26, 2016

In March 2016, a 16-km-long swath of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, will become the eighth World Surfing Reserve, joining other iconic surf spots in Australia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, and the US. The designation of a world surfing reserve – and...
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