Local stakeholder involvement key to understanding protection level of marine protected areas

Knowledge provided by local stakeholders such as non-governmental organizations, academics, civil servants, journalists, and fishers can be valuable for evaluating the effectiveness of countries' marine protected areas (MPAs)...In a recent paper published in the journal Sustainability, researchers with The Sea Around Us initiative at the University of British Columbia's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries present a first-of-its-kind approach...

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