UN Ocean Conference results in several MPA-related commitments by governments, organizations

From 5-9 June 2017, the United Nations Headquarters in New York hosted its first ever oceans conference, attracting thousands of government officials and institutions to discuss implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 on the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans...Arguably the more newsworthy outcome of the conference was the hundreds of commitments and announcements made by governments and organizations, several of which pertained to MPAs. Click on the link below to read the full article.