by John Davis | Sep 15, 2010
An indigenous population is an ethnic group whose ancestors inhabited a place before another, eventually dominant culture arrived. By definition, indigenous peoples are distinct from the prevailing culture that surrounds them. That non-dominant status – and the...
by John Davis | Sep 15, 2010
Editor’s note: Miwa Tamanaha is executive director of KAHEA, an alliance of Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners and environmental advocates concerned with protecting Hawai’i’s environment, resources, and people. KAHEA and other local and national...
by John Davis | Sep 15, 2010
Dear reader, We are now in the 12th year of producing MPA News and the field of marine protected areas has never been more dynamic. With international agreements calling for networks of MPAs to be in place by 2012, nations are accelerating their designation of...
by John Davis | Sep 15, 2010
UK designates 15 MPAs to protect key habitats The UK government has designated 15 new MPAs to protect an array of reefs, sandbanks, and sea caves, as well as the species that depend on these habitats. Certain activities – including fishing, dredging, and wind...
by John Davis | Sep 15, 2010
A new study published in the journal Biological Conservation offers evidence that fish could behave differently inside a no-take area compared to outside. A research team in New Zealand studied snapper across an area that encompassed a no-take MPA (Leigh Marine...
