by John Davis | Jun 15, 2003
Volunteer ranger killed in Philippines Sixto Atienza, 44-year-old director of a team of volunteer rangers who enforced fisheries regulations and MPAs in Balayan Bay, Philippines, was shot and killed by an unknown assailant on May 3. In his two years as leader of the...
by John Davis | May 15, 2003
Nations generally hold their coastal waters and submerged lands to be the property of the state, kept in the public trust. As a result, the great majority of marine protected areas around the globe are publicly operated, with government oversight of planning and...
by John Davis | May 15, 2003
Editor’s note: Bill Ballantine, author of this perspective piece, is a marine biologist at the Leigh Marine Laboratory, University of Auckland. In last month’s MPA News, Ballantine outlined a set of scientific principles he described as necessary for the...
by John Davis | May 15, 2003
Editor’s note: Lynne Hinkey, co-author of this perspective piece, is a trainer at the Coastal Services Center of the (US) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). She has taught courses on conflict management across the US and has been involved in...
by John Davis | May 15, 2003
International effort launched to protect park rangers IUCN and the International Ranger Federation (IRF) have co-launched an initiative to address physical threats and violence faced by rangers in protected areas around the world. The “Protect the...
