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The Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai project will release full results of its environmental investigations in September, the latest project management news update says. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

 Protecting half of Earth might not be necessary, but would it be sufficient given the current trends of protection? Click on the link below to access the full paper

After five years of planning, testing and revising, the Ocean Cleanup is preparing for its first “real world” test. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Most large-scale conservation policies are anticipated or announced in advance. This risks the possibility of preemptive resource extraction before the conservation intervention goes into force. Click on the link below to access the full paper. 

Promising to solve an environmental problem may initially worsen it, according to researchers from UCSB and the University of Oregon. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A humpback whale calf is expected to die after it lost its entire tail after becoming entangled in an abandoned fishing net. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Crustaceans and mollusks foreign to the United States have survived up to six years riding on ocean trash. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Ahead of a full ban, fishing increased 130 percent in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in the South Pacific, setting back projected efforts to let nature rebuild fish stocks by 18 months, researchers say. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

 

...the Pacific island nation of New Caledonia recently announced increased protection measures for the coral ecosystems off its coast. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

40% of the world’s 230 major watersheds have lost more than half of their original tree cover and more than 2 billion people lack access to reliable safe drinking water. Click on the link below to read the full article.