by John Davis | Nov 15, 2010
When the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park was rezoned in 2004, boosting its no-take percentage from 4.7% to over 33%, policymakers anticipated that some adverse impacts would be felt by commercial fishermen. The new closures would displace fishermen from some of their...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2010
Letter: Many Chagossian refugees support the new MPA Dear MPA News: The September-October 2010 issue of MPA News was brought to my attention due to the article on MPAs and indigenous people, including its mention of the new Chagos Islands Marine Protected Area. I was...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2010
Seychelles announces “world’s first carbon-neutral nature reserve” The government of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean has named Cousin Island Special Reserve the “world’s first carbon-neutral nature reserve”. The carbon-neutral status...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2010
This “Building Resilience” feature is contributed by the Reef Resilience program of The Nature Conservancy (www.reefresilience.org). The program provides reef managers with tools to build resilience into management activities. By Rebecca Cerroni and...
