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The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) is now accepting applications to support projects in the Asia Pacific region focused on either tree species or non-avian marine species based in seaward habitats. Click on the link below for details on how to apply.

The Coastal Science and Policy Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz is looking for students with demonstrated experiences in and a passion for sustainability sciences, economics, and policy.Click on the link below for details on how to apply. 

Mauritius and Seychelles are both working towards achieving economic development and at the same time encouraging the conservation of land and marine environment.

Marine Protected Areas can potentially subsidize harvested oyster populations via larval spillover -- however, these benefits can only be realized if harvested areas contain suitable habitat for larval settlement and survival.

Halting global biodiversity loss is central to the Convention on Biological Diversity and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, but success to date has been very limited.

For five years, the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Programme (BIOPAMA) has worked towards bringing together the critical knowledge and capacity to ACP countries" efforts for effective conservation and sustainable use of their natural resources .  In 2017, the European

Palau is a sovereign state with a UN vote... In 2015 the country designated 80% of its territorial waters " an area roughly the size of Spain " as a National Marine Sanctuary. In the "Bul", as the sanctuary is known locally, commercial fishing is off limits.

A workshop on business planning was recently held to support the financial future of protected areas in Seychelles.

This website was developed as a tool to managers, scientists and users of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). With this tool, you can classify any MPA based on the regulations (allowed uses) which apply to those areas. Click on the link below to visit the website/tool.

Although participatory planning for conservation has gained prominence over the past few decades, whether this process is successful in protecting biodiversity is still controversial.Click on the link below for details on how to access the full paper (pdf).