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US designates 1.2-million-km2 MPA in which all commercial extraction is banned

US designates 1.2-million-km2 MPA in which all commercial extraction is banned

by John Davis | Oct 22, 2014

With a stroke of his pen in September, US President Barack Obama expanded the size of the existing Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) to 1.269 million km2, creating the world’s largest MPA in which all commercial resource extraction is...
US designates 1.2-million-km2 MPA in which all commercial extraction is banned

Upheaval at Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority: Era of global leadership may be over

by John Davis | Oct 22, 2014

For nearly 30 years, dating back to its establishment under Australian law in 1975, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has served as a leader for the global community of MPA planners and managers. With experience gained from managing one of the...
US designates 1.2-million-km2 MPA in which all commercial extraction is banned

Building successful endowments to support MPAs: Malpelo and the Mesoamerican Reef (full article)

by John Davis | Oct 22, 2014

In the May-June 2014 issue of MPA News, we examined cases in which MPAs have worked to make their financing more sustainable (MPA News 15:5). The article focused in particular on the value of diversifying funding streams. By generating revenue from multiple sources...
US designates 1.2-million-km2 MPA in which all commercial extraction is banned

Book review: Economic incentives for marine and coastal conservation

by John Davis | Oct 22, 2014

Book: Economic Incentives for Marine and Coastal Conservation: Prospects, Challenges, and Implications Edited by Essam Yassin Mohammed, 2014, Routledge, London. The book is available at amazon.com for US $37.57. Review by Tundi Agardy, MPA News contributing editor....
US designates 1.2-million-km2 MPA in which all commercial extraction is banned

Notes & news: Barbuda – Spain – Scotland – MPA planning – MPA film fest

by John Davis | Oct 22, 2014

Barbuda designates five MPAs as part of new ocean plan In August the Barbuda Council – which governs half of the twin-island Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda – instituted a sweeping set of regulations to transform its ocean management and...

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