by John Davis | Nov 15, 2012
Australian Government officially designates final network of Commonwealth MPAs It is now official. On 16 November as MPA News went to press, the Australian Government formally approved what it proposed last June – a national representative system of MPAs that...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2012
Editor’s note: The LMMA Network supports learning, advocacy, partnership, and institutional development for community-driven marine resource management and conservation, including through the use of locally-managed marine areas or LMMAs (www.lmmanetwork.org). In...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Oct 19, 2012
Ireland releases integrated marine plan The Government of Ireland has released an integrated marine plan to support sustainable development of its ocean resources and ensure that government departments work together more efficiently and effectively on marine issues....
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Oct 19, 2012
Launched in 2010, the nongovernmental organization OceanElders is a group of experienced global leaders who use their collective influence to promote ocean conservation. The first Ocean Elder appointed was oceanographer and explorer Sylvia Earle. Now there are twelve,...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Oct 19, 2012
By Tundi Agardy, MEAM Contributing Editor. tundiagardy@earthlink.net Management of anything at all – a business, a household (or, even harder, teenagers within a household), fisheries, or marine environments – is focused on achieving positive outcomes....