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What do you know now that you wish you knew when you got started in MPAs? Insights from practitioners

What do you know now that you wish you knew when you got started in MPAs? Insights from practitioners

by John Davis | Nov 17, 2017

Much of what we learn – in the MPA field and in life in general – is not from formal education. It comes from learning it ourselves, or receiving advice from a colleague, or simply trial and error. This kind of knowledge is often difficult to find anywhere else. In...
What do you know now that you wish you knew when you got started in MPAs? Insights from practitioners

Perspective: In building your MPA career, go outside your comfort zone and take calculated risks

by John Davis | Nov 17, 2017

By Jon Day

When I started my undergraduate university course in the early 1970s, my interests were the natural sciences. I didn’t really know what career I wanted, other than I was keen to work outdoors, so a degree around conservation sounded interesting. 

What do you know now that you wish you knew when you got started in MPAs? Insights from practitioners

Proposal for East Antarctic system of MPAs falls short again of international consensus

by John Davis | Nov 17, 2017

In October 2017, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) fell short again of reaching consensus on a proposal to designate a large new system of MPAs off the coast of East Antarctica. But objections to the plan are narrowing....
What do you know now that you wish you knew when you got started in MPAs? Insights from practitioners

Blue Solution | Kawawana indigenous community conserved area in Senegal: Good life recovered through conservation

by John Davis | Nov 17, 2017

In the rural municipality of Mangagoulack in southern Senegal, uncontrolled fishing and other ecosystem exploitation depleted the area’s biodiversity and the livelihoods that depended on it. By the year 2000, food quality and food security were low for Mangagoulack’s eight villages. Governance by national and regional officials was inadequate.

What do you know now that you wish you knew when you got started in MPAs? Insights from practitioners

MPA Science Corner: North Atlantic MPAs – Fish movement and MPAs – Large MPAs – Papahānaumokuākea

by John Davis | Nov 17, 2017

These recent articles on MPA-related science and policy are all open access. Article: “Climate change is likely to severely limit the effectiveness of deep-sea ABMTs in the North Atlantic”, Marine Policy 87, 111-122 (2017) Finding: In light of climate change pressures...
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