by John Davis | Mar 17, 2017
For a marine protected area to be effective means it is successfully addressing threats to the features the MPA was designed to protect. So if an MPA is designed specifically to protect a certain benthic community — like a deep-sea coral reef — then it is effective if...
by John Davis | Mar 17, 2017
Last November, MPA News speculated on whether the election of Donald Trump as US President would bring a rollback of MPAs — specifically the large marine national monuments that former President Barack Obama designated or expanded under the US Antiquities Act. (These...
by John Davis | Mar 17, 2017
Article: “Marine protected areas need accountability not wasted dollars”, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 27, 4 – 9 (2017) Finding: MPAs are largely assessed on a single numerical target (total area), and inconsistent self-identification...
by John Davis | Mar 17, 2017
Are you looking for the IMPAC4 website? The Fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC4) will be held 4-8 September 2017 in La Serena – Coquimbo, Chile. Are you looking for the official website? Click here. The Google search engine is not yet ranking...
