by John Davis | Apr 15, 2004
In February, delegates from 161 nations met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for biannual talks on strategies to conserve global biodiversity. The meeting – the Seventh Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP-7) – featured...
by John Davis | Apr 15, 2004
Editor’s note: When MPA habitats become severely degraded, active rehabilitation by management may be desirable – or necessary, in some cases – to restore ecological functions formerly provided. Such rehabilitation can be controversial, however, when...
by John Davis | Apr 15, 2004
New report provides options for financing MPAs Looking to supplement your MPA’s funding? A new report provides a list of 30 mechanisms for financing the conservation of marine biodiversity. Published by WWF (an NGO) through its Center for Conservation Finance,...
by John Davis | Mar 15, 2004
MPA practitioners can benefit in learning from the experience of their peers, particularly when addressing similar challenges. But with MPAs spread out across the world, the transfer of knowledge among practitioners can be a challenge in itself. Without ways of...
by John Davis | Mar 15, 2004
Assisting with overseeing the design and implementation of the LMMA Network (described in the previous article) is a US-based not-for-profit organization, Foundations for Success (FOS). Established in 2000, FOS aims to improve the practice of nature conservation by...
