by John Davis | Mar 15, 2012
The protectedplanet.net website serves as a searchable interface for the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), compiled by the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Each protected area in the database has its own page on protectedplanet.net with details such...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Feb 22, 2012
It was May 2011 and at the International Marine Conservation Congress in Victoria, Canada, a special panel discussion was underway on global negotiations for ocean issues. The panelists had many years' experience in international policymaking, and they talked...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Feb 22, 2012
In the Philippines, the Coastal Conservation Education Foundation (CCEF) runs programs to sustain coastal and marine biodiversity and improve the quality of life for local communities (www.coast.ph). CCEF uses its website and social networking platforms (YouTube and...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Feb 22, 2012
By Tundi Agardy, MEAM Contributing Editor (tundiagardy@earthlink.net) My children will say that I am the last person on Earth who should be opining on the value of social media. I admit that I am stuck in the past and unwilling to engage in social networking by...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Feb 22, 2012
The December 2011/January 2012 issue of MEAM examined how detailed mapping of the sea floor has informed marine EBM (MEAM 5:3). Because benthic habitat maps show where particular plants and animals are likely to live, such maps can be invaluable for conserving certain...
