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#1191852018-12-21
Industrial fishing in marine protected areas poses significant threats to endangered sharks and other species
What began as a Dalhousie Ph.D. student's investigation into North Atlantic shark populations turned into an eye-opening discovery that shows a number of European Union-designated marine protected areas (MPAs) are falling short of protecting threatened biodiversity.
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#1206292019-04-04
Indonesia, US declare new protected marine areas in North Maluku
Supported by United States of America for International Development (USAID), North Maluku province declared its three new Marine Protected Areas (KKP3K) covering about 226,000 hectares of its seas at its 70th-anniversary event on Tuesday.
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#1321192021-12-09
Indigenous lands have less deforestation than state-managed protected areas in most of tropics
Areas managed by Indigenous peoples cover more than 25% of the world’s land and overlap with 40% of protected areas globally. Studies in Nicaragua and Brazil have found that Indigenous communities with ownership of their land have lower rates of deforestation than neighbouring areas. Often, defo ...
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#1276622021-03-10
In the Push for Marine Conservation, Partially Protected Areas Are a “Red Herring”
Inspired by the United Nations Aichi Biodiversity Targets, nations are rallying behind an ambitious pledge to conserve 30 percent of their lands and waters by 2030.
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#1288332021-05-25
In Madagascar, cultural taboos can protect or harm the environment
Marcel Rakotonary, 75, gives a sharp warning to visitors before they enter Antsahadinta, or the “valley of the leeches.” Located 20 kilometers (12 miles) southwest of the capital city of Antananarivo, the sacred hill of Antsahadinta is the site of royal tombs and ancient dwellings. Its forest ha ...
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#1306212021-10-06
In Half-Earth Project, a full-on bid to get countries to protect biodiversity
As the world grapples with unparalleled rates of deforestation and extinction, an increasing number of governments and other entities are recognizing the importance of protecting 30% of the land and oceans by 2030. In fact, this goal is listed as a target in the first draft of the post-2020 glob ...
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#1208602019-04-25
In France, people living by protected areas are more environmentally conscious
What effect do PAs have on the environmental attitudes and behaviours of French citizens?
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#1246392020-03-11
In Afghanistan, a new national park carries hopes for conservation and peace
Ibrahim Abrar’s first visit to Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, where he encountered the Dar-e-Bozurk, or Grand Canyon, is an experience he says he’ll never forget. He describes it as “a vast emptiness of gigantic and deep canyons, pristine rangeland, and rather intimidating dignified, old juniper ...
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#1239452020-01-24
Human-wildlife conflict threatens protected reserves in East Africa
Each year, more than a million wildebeest migrate across the grassy plains of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania into Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve. But on the borders of these protected areas, human populations are increasing and wild ecosystems are struggling to survive in the face ...
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#1190412018-12-14
Huge reserves protect underwater mountains, endangered sea life
Argentina's government has voted to create two new marine parks that cover an area the size of Hungary.
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#1294682021-07-07
How protected are protected areas?
On the face of it, efforts to boost the amount of land and sea officially conserved for nature are going well. Since governments signed up to the Aichi biodiversity targets in 2010, almost 21 million square kilometres – an area larger than the Russian Federation – have been given new protected s ...
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#1252492020-04-22
How much space does nature need? 30 percent of the planet may not be enough
For millions of years, giants graced the murky depths of China’s Yangtze River. The Chinese Paddlefish (Psephurus gladius), which could reach 7 meters in length, used its swordlike snout to sense the electrical perturbations made by smaller prey, snatching them in the dark. But no more.
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#1267542021-01-29
How marine protected areas help safeguard the ocean
The ocean quietly unites global communities in a profound way. And yet, the ocean faces more threats today than ever before in history.
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#1322642021-12-22
How Marine Protected Areas Can Pay for Their Own Protection
The area right next to a marine protected area is a prime fishing spot—and researchers think fishermen will pay to access it.
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#1310432021-10-21
How China's new national parks are protecting biodiversity
It is well known China is the world's most populous country – what it not so well known is that it also has some of the highest numbers of different flora and fauna anywhere in the world. And this is what the nation's five inaugural national parks are trying to protect.
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#1269942021-02-11
Hawaii scientists and surfers unite for new ocean protection campaign
The World Surf League just launched an online petition drive under the banner “We Are One Ocean.” “We’re calling for 30% marine protected areas by 2030,” said Reece Pacheco, WSL’s senior vice president of Ocean Responsibility.The campaign addresses what Pacheco calls the earth’s bio-diversity cr ...
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#1197302019-02-01
Haiti’s first private nature reserve seeks to protect rare plants and animals
On an isolated mountain in southwestern Haiti, researchers and conservation groups have purchased land and carved out the island nation’s first ever private nature reserve.
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#1189652018-12-11
Ground-feeding birds in Southeast Asia may be going extinct outside protected areas
Nature reserves in large parts of Southeast Asia may be the last strongholds for charismatic ground-feeding birds such as quails, partridges and pheasants, together called galliforms, according to a recent study in Conservation Letters.
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#1244532020-03-02
Govt names second marine protected area in Tanintharyi
The Fisheries Department declared a second marine protected area in Tanintharyi Region to protect endangered fish species and marine habitats. The new conservation area covers the coastal waters between Kawthoung township and Kau-ye Island, the department said in a statement.
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#1193312019-01-11
Government designates Lumkod lake as protected
The government has decided to set up a protected area of more than 100 hectares in Ratanakkiri province to protect the environment, biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources.
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#1295642021-07-13
Global study reveals effectiveness of protected areas
Researchers have conducted a global study on the effectiveness of recently established protected areas in preventing forest loss. The study explores protected area performance by countries, with South Africa, Cambodia, Latvia, Guatemala, Uruguay, Brazil and New Zealand leading the way in protect ...
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#1190392018-12-14
Global agreement on ‘conserved areas’ marks new era of conservation (commentary)
On November 29, 2018, the 196 Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a decision that represents a high-water mark for the governance of protected areas and marks a new era of “protected and conserved areas.”
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#1211692019-05-23
Giant step forward for conservation in Chilean Patagonia
On 10 May, Tompkins Conservation, The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Government of Chile announced an agreement to create a public-private fund to ensure the future conservation of Chilean Patagonia.
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#1348202022-06-02
Gains in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services from the expansion of the planet’s protected areas
Protected areas safeguard biodiversity, ensure ecosystem functioning, and deliver ecosystem services to communities. However, only ~16% of the world’s land area is under some form of protection, prompting international calls to protect at least 30% by 2030.
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#1268222021-02-02
Forest crimes drop in protected areas
Twenty-two cases connected with illegal forest clearance and wild animal and timber poaching in the Phnom Tnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary were sent to court for prosecution last year, a decline of 50 per cent over 2019.
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#1347942022-05-31
For 20 years, Comoros had only 1 national park. It’s now creating 5 more
Before the inhabitants of Itsamia in Comoros decided to intervene, turtles arriving to nest on its beaches drew villagers from neighboring hamlets. Anywhere from 10 to 30 green sea turtles were captured every day for their meat. That was in 1991. Today, the village is famous for its annual turtl ...
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#1256742020-11-11
Focus on freshwater conservation, and land gets swept along for the ride
Rivers, wetlands, ponds and streams punch above their weight. Freshwater ecosystems are home to hundreds of thousands of species, from tiny duckweeds and jewel-perfect diatoms to lake-covering water lilies and leaping river dolphins.
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#1296862021-07-26
Five new designated Special Areas of Conservation in Cyprus
Five protected areas who were included in the Natura 2000 Network as Sites of Community Importance are now being designated as Special Areas of Conservation under the Nature and Wildlife Protection and Management Law.
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#1310632021-10-22
Five national parks to serve as nature conservation 'classrooms'
China's first five national parks will be partly open to the public and serve as the most beautiful "classrooms" for nature conservation education, an official with the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said on Thursday.
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#1347702022-05-31
Fishing industry still ‘bulldozing’ seabed in 90% of UK marine protected areas
More than 90% of Britain’s offshore marine protected areas are still being bottom-trawled and dredged, two years after analysis of the extent of destructive fishing exposed them as “paper parks”, according to data shared with the Guardian.
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#1212912019-06-12
First Nations push for massive conservation area in northern B.C.
LOWER POST, B.C. - First Nations in northern British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to endorse an ambitious proposal for a 40,000-square-kilometre conservation area to protect major watersheds and sensitive species.
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#1216352019-07-19
First African Protected Areas Congress: A Watershed Event For Africa's Parks And Wildlife
The first African Protected Areas Congress is scheduled to convene in Nairobi, Kenya, from 18 to 23 November 2019.
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#1345852022-05-19
Ferns and Lycophytes Are Effectively Conserved in Protected Areas of Xishuangbanna
Xishuangbanna is highly renowned as the most biodiverse region in tropical China. To conserve this extraordinary rich biodiversity, more than 20% of Xishuangbanna’s land has been protected in protected areas (PAs).
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#1219472019-08-19
Feds approve $3.9M for protected, conserved areas in Tahltan territory
Tahltan Central Government says project will improve Indigenous stewardship of lands
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#1327722022-01-27
Expert: Protecting 30% of Earth won’t be enough to save biodiversity
PROTECTING 30 per cent of land and sea areas will not be enough to stop, let alone reverse, the loss of biodiversity, argues Jukka Hoffren, an expert at Statistics Finland.
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#1326012022-01-18
Expanding national parks not enough to protect nature, say scientists
Expanding national parks and protected areas will not be enough to halt the destruction of nature, warn leading scientists, who say urgent action on overconsumption, harmful subsidies and the climate crisis is also required to halt biodiversity loss.
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#1255252020-11-03
Expanding marine protected areas could boost fish yields – but there's a catch
Marine protected areas, or MPAs as they’re more commonly called, are very simple. Areas of the sea are set aside where certain activities – usually fishing – are banned or restricted. Ideally, these MPAs might be placed around particularly vibrant habitats that support lots of different species, ...
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#1280612021-04-14
Environmentally "Protected" Areas are Not as Guarded as they Should Be, Evidence Shows
In the last decade, more than 4 million square kilometers of land have been declared as protected areas around the world, with little evidence of how good these areas are at being protected.
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#1217572019-07-31
England’s new nature reserves ‘will help us tackle global heating’
Conservation and climate change policy ‘should be two sides of same coin’, says chair of Natural England
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#1320732021-12-07
Endangered Caspian seal habitat awarded important marine mammal area status
Special status has been awarded to the habitat of a species of seal left endangered due to human activity.
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#1327002022-01-21
Effectiveness of protection areas in safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services in Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region of China constitutes a unique and fragile ecosystem that is increasingly influenced by development and global climate change. To protect biodiversity and ecosystem services in Tibet, the Chinese government established a system of nature reserves at a significant cost; ...
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#1325052022-01-14
Ecuador to announce creation of Hermandad Marine Reserve off Galapagos (commentary)
“Ecuador is proud to announce the creation of the Hermandad Marine Reserve in the coming days,” the country’s president declares in an opinion piece shared with Mongabay.
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#1303082021-09-07
Ecuador seeks to expand Galapagos reserve to protect marine life
In hopes of protecting migratory marine species endangered by overfishing and climate change, Ecuador's government has proposed expanding marine reserves near the Galapagos Islands, a haven for sharks, turtles and whales.
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#1325792022-01-18
Dynamic Ocean closures offer protection from accidental catch
Accidentally trapping marine animals such as sharks, seabirds, turtles, or sea mammals in fishing gear is one of the biggest barriers for making fisheries more sustainable. While marine protected areas are aiming to minimize accidental catch, they often prove to be quite inefficient in protectin ...
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#1240502020-02-03
Dorsal de Nasca: Peru pledges to create a huge new marine reserve
In October, Peru’s environment minister pledged to make a proposed 50,000-square-kilometer (19,300-square-mile) marine protected area a reality by 2021.
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#1288452021-05-26
Diana McCaulay | Protecting the Palisadoes
Thanks to The Sunday Gleaner (May 22, 2021) for the story re the sea defence works on the Palisadoes tombolo, pointing out the all-too-common situation that the mitigation measures identified as necessary to avoid environmental damage have not been done 10 years later.
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#1185982018-10-19
Declaration of Black River Morass, Pedro Cays as protected areas to be advanced
THE process to have the Black River Morass and the Pedro Cays and surrounding waters declared as protected areas will be advanced this financial year.
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#1318702021-11-24
DRC: The creation of Congo Air Nature to safeguard protected areas
This is one of the major works envisaged by the new management team of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The creation of an airline called Congo Air Nature. Its mission is to monitor and promote ecotourism through the country's 82 p ...
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#1220242019-08-27
Cuba drastically reforms fishing laws to protect coral reef, sharks and rays
Reforms will oblige Cuba to work more closely with its US neighbours – in spite of US President Trump’s frosty attitude
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#1274802021-03-03
Cropland takes up 6% of global protected areas: study
Protected areas cover around 13% of the earth’s surface, but contain an estimated 83% of its endangered wildlife. However, mounting evidence suggests that protected areas may not be living up to their name, with around a third of the planet’s protected land area under intense pressure from human ...