…Marine sites. It stood to reason that at least some sites had developed solutions to those challenges, and that those…
Effort Underway to Expand Use of World Heritage Convention for MPAs
…the “outstanding universal value” of the site among other qualifications. A multinational committee compares the nominee to sites of similar…
Comparing Two Methods of Building MPA Networks: One Site at a Time vs. All at Once
…MPA sites at once. MPA News: So far, Canada has taken an incremental, one-site-at-a-time approach to building a national MPA…
MPA Perspective: With Three Federal Authorities Protecting Marine Areas, Canada Takes an Integrated Approach to MPA Establishment
…sites based on the sites’ biological and ecological importance and feasibility considerations: Are the characteristics of that key site particularly…
Covering one-fifth of world’s MPA area: Highlights from live chat on World Heritage marine sites, with Fanny Douvere
…beyond just helping World Heritage sites? Fanny Douvere: World Heritage (WH) marine sites cover about one-fifth by area of all…
Assessing the Carrying Capacity of MPAs: How Many Visitors Can Your MPA Hold?
…“limits of acceptable change” for protected sites instead. This month, MPA News examines both methods, and how managers are incorporating…
“Sister MPAs”: Building International Relationships Between Sites to Share Lessons
…that the concept of demonstration sites does not imply a site of excellence, but rather a site with a success…
Sacred MPAs: Where Protected Areas Hold Spiritual Value for Stakeholders, and How This Affects Management
…was often tied to a belief system. Today, countless MPAs worldwide hold spiritual value for stakeholders. Whether a site plays…
World Conservation Congress Brings Many Developments for MPA Practitioners: New Tools, Publications, Principles
…purchases from the website’s online gift shop. MPA Layer in Google Earth Incorporated in the Protect Planet Ocean website is…
Creating MPA Inventories: How Canada and the US Are Meeting the Challenge
…government. Some site managers are not bilingual, requiring the translation of their site information. Hale said it has also been…