by John Davis | Jul 15, 2006
Dear Reader, This issue of MPA News marks the beginning of our eighth year of publication. Launched in 1999, MPA News now has nearly 4000 official subscribers in 108 countries. Each edition is a tribute to the skills and experience of the MPA practitioners interviewed...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2006
In May 2006, the Australian Government released its final plan for a representative network of MPAs in the country’s South-east Region, comprising a proposal for 13 new MPAs in Commonwealth waters. Totaling 226,000 km2, the MPA network is substantially larger...
by John Davis | Jun 15, 2006
Report offers lessons learned from network of locally-managed marine areas An initiative to help locally-managed marine areas (LMMAs) in the Western Pacific develop best practices for planning and management has released a report with preliminary lessons learned from...
by John Davis | May 15, 2006
Over the past two decades, much of the effort among proponents of marine protected areas has focused on securing designation of new sites. Thousands of MPAs now exist worldwide, with more to come as nations work to establish representative MPA networks. While some of...
by John Davis | May 15, 2006
Editor’s note: Sue Wells, a private consultant to the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, coordinated the theme on “Ensuring Effective Management” at the First International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC1) in October 2005 in Geelong,...
