by John Davis | May 19, 2014
A multitude of potential funding streams exist for MPAs. There are the common ones – direct government support and visitor fees. There are also less common options, like payments for ecosystem services, trust funds, crowdfunding, and the creative marketing of...
by John Davis | May 19, 2014
The new book Governing MPAs: resilience through diversity, by Peter Jones of University College London, explores the factors that contribute to effective and equitable governance of MPAs. Drawing on case studies from around the world, the book concludes that MPAs...
by John Davis | May 19, 2014
A new paper in the journal Biological Conservation analyzes the ways in which climate change and connectivity have been accommodated in MPA planning. Based on the review, the research team recommends several approaches that practitioners can take to ensure that future...
by John Davis | May 19, 2014
As part of a program to help address the management capacity needs of Caribbean MPAs, priority sites that lack adequate management plans are receiving hands-on planning assistance. The Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI), with support from the Coral Reef...
by John Davis | May 19, 2014
Kiribati to close Phoenix Islands Protected Area to commercial fishing at end of 2014 The Kiribati government has approved a plan to close the country’s 408,250-km2 Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) to commercial fishing by the start of 2015. The decision,...
