by John Davis | Sep 15, 2004
Correction: Komandorsky Zapovednik, Russia’s largest MPA, was designated in 1993, not 1992 as described in the August 2004 issue of MPA News. Its new director, who was mentioned in the issue but not named, is Nikolay Pavlov. Report provides lessons learned on...
by John Davis | Sep 15, 2004
Dear MPA News: The piece by Peter Kareiva on lessons from terrestrial conservation (MPA News 6:1) fails to explicitly state that its focus is biodiversity conservation, rather than some other target such as wilderness or recreational value, as pointed out in Brad...
by John Davis | Aug 15, 2004
The benefits of tourism to MPAs can be significant, including the potential for generating revenue to support management (MPA News 2:8). Like other human activity in marine protected areas, though, tourism has environmental impacts. Damage to coral reefs from careless...
by John Davis | Aug 15, 2004
Within the extensive Russian system of protected areas is a network of strictly protected nature reserves, called zapovedniks (zap-o-VED-niks). Dating back to 1916 when the first zapovednik was designated, this network now has 100 terrestrial and marine sites,...
by John Davis | Aug 15, 2004
Scorecard available for management effectiveness Measuring the success of an MPA in meeting its goals can involve a significant amount of fieldwork and data collection – a challenge for resource-strapped MPAs. A new scorecard, produced by the World Bank,...
