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This global study of MPA efficiency suggests MPAs are often unnecessarily expensive in terms of their impact on fisheries, and also miss protecting many unique ecosystems. Click on the link to access the full article. 

This study applies Modern Portfolio Theory...to create a global selection of reefs with a higher chance of surviving climate change impacts... Click on the link below to access the full article. 

This study identified factors for MPA success and failure using peer-reviewed publications and expert knowledge. Click on the link below to access the full article

Relationships built on trust between MPA management and stakeholders can strengthen community support for MPAs.

To provide guidance on what is an MPA, IUCN released a set of consolidated standards in June 2018. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Scientists now recognize that ecosystems can sometimes undergo abrupt, dramatic changes in response to human use or environmental conditions. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

 ...a regional training course on designing and implementing mutually agreed terms and contracts for access and benefit-sharing (ABS) for Pacific genetic resources was held this week in Nadi, Fiji.Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Just 13% of the world’s oceans are now free from intense human activities such as fishing, according to a new map of ocean wilderness areas. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A Memorandum of agreement signed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) – Pacific this week will support two major environmental projects for the province of Macuata.

The online ocean science community has been vocally skeptical about the Ocean Cleanup, a device that aims to physically remove plastic pollution from the ocean. Click on the link below to read the full article.