by John Davis | Dec 15, 2004
Editor’s note: Imène Meliane is marine program officer for the IUCN Global Marine Programme, and has been active on marine invasive species issues around the world, most extensively in the Mediterranean and South America. MPA News requested her insights on...
by John Davis | Dec 15, 2004
IUCN, the World Conservation Union, has called on the United Nations General Assembly in 2005 to place an interim ban on bottom trawling on the high seas until a legally binding management regime is established to conserve deep-sea biodiversity from the impacts of...
by John Davis | Dec 15, 2004
MPA managers in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO), like their peers in many parts of the world, must deal with a multitude of situations and challenges on a daily basis, often in remote locations and without easy reference to sources of information or assistance. A new...
by John Davis | Dec 15, 2004
Correction: In our November 2004 issue the e-mail address provided for William Alevizon, author of the essay “Divers Feeding Fishes: A Continuing Issue in MPA Management”, was incorrect. His correct e-mail address is wsawsa@hotmail.com. Victoria...
by John Davis | Nov 15, 2004
Poverty can have a profound impact on protected areas. When surrounding communities are desperate for money or food, public support for protected area regulations – including rules against harvesting wildlife – will often decline. As a result, conflicts...
