News
Protected areas today cover a relatively large part
of Europe, with almost 21 % of the territory of
EEA member countries and cooperating countries
consisting of protected areas. In spite of this
widespread presence of protected areas in all
European countries, the topic has not received as
much attention on a pan-European level as other
environmental issues. read more
The French Atlantic area has been chosen as the pilot area to ascribe IUCN categories to a first batch of French MPAs. Within a national process of IUCN categories assignment, a partnership between the French IUCN Committee and the French Marine Protected Areas Agency (Agence des aires marines protégées) launches the process in 2012 for the marine protected areas. read more
The IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme (GMPP) published its latest annual report, which was recently distributed at the World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea. read more
MCZ Project Newsletter - Issue 10UK - Issue 10: July 2012. The MCZ Project Newsletter is designed to keep stakeholders up-to-date with the work of the Marine Conservation Zone Project through to designation. read more
UK - Issue 8: January 2012. This newsletter is designed to keep stakeholders up-to-date with the work of the Marine Conservation Zone Project through to designation. read more
MCZ Project Newsletter - Issue 9UK - Issue 9: March 2012. The MCZ Project Newsletter is designed to keep stakeholders up-to-date with the work of the Marine Conservation Zone Project through to designation. read more
Marine Ecosystems and Management (MEAM), Vol. 6, No. 3 (December 2012 - January 2013). International news and analysis on marine ecosystem-based management. read more
Researchers from the University of Aveiro/CESAM discovered four new
species of Polychaetes in samples collected along the Portuguese
Continental Shelf.
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From 01/07/2012 to 31/08/2012MPA News, July-August 2012Vol. 14, No. 2 (July-August 2012). International News and Analysis on Marine Protected Areas. read more
MPA News, March-April 2012Vol. 13, No. 5 March-April 2012. International News and Analysis on Marine Protected Areas read more
Status of these 2 sectors is presented in 4 parts:
- World review of fisheries and aquaculture
- Selected issues in fisheries and aquaculture
- Highlights of special studies, with a focus on MPA: a tool for the ecosystem approach to fisheries.
- The role of capture fisheries in a global sustainable food production system: opportunities and challenges read more
MPA NEWS, Vol. 14, No. 2 (September-October 2012)
Available at http://depts.washington.edu/mpanews/MPA128.pdf .
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OpenChannels: New Forum for Sharing Knowledge on Ocean Planning and Management
Cook Islands and New Caledonia Declare Intent to Designate Large Multi-Use MPAs
Lessons from Planning California's MPA System: Interview with Evan Fox
MPA Perspective: United States Proposes MPA in Antarctica's Ross Sea Region By Evan T. Bloom
Letters to the Editor: MPA Community Continues to Reinvent Tools Rather than Seek Consistency
Highlights from 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress
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