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Chancellor to announce call for evidence on possible measures to cut use of plastics such as takeaway cartons and packaging.Click on the link below to read the full article.

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) " areas of the ocean set aside for long-term conservation aims " are the only mainstream conservation-focussed, area-based measure to increase the quality and extent of ocean protection.Click on the link below to access the full brief.

The Great Barrier Reef Foundation and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority are supporting a project to breed bleaching-resistant corals.

The current issue of Marine Ecosystems and Management, the sister newsletter of MPA News, features a review of the latest research on ocean plastics, with an audience of ocean managers in mind.

Island nations are on the front lines of global climate change. Heavy rainfall and rising sea levels are eroding shorelines and causing flooding.

A marine scientist at Hawaii University is warning pristine marine conservation areas are under threat from the Trump administration's review of federal protection for national monument parks.Click on the link below to read the full story.

The number of natural World Heritage sites threatened by climate change has grown from 35 to 62 in just three years, with climate change being the fastest growing threat they face, according to a report released today by IUCN...Click on the link below to read the full story.

The launch of a new project puts the small Polynesian country at the forefront of "Access and Benefit Sharing" " helping ensure communities derive significant economic, social and environmental benefits from the country"s extensive genetic resources. Click on the link below to read the full

Climate change and our ocean of islands " An Opinion-Editorial by Dame Meg Taylor, Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum.Click on the link below to read the full story.

Federal regulators have indicated they may open some marine national monuments to commercial fishing. Researchers who have studied these and adjacent areas discuss their value and the potential impacts of a change in protected status.Click on the link below to read the full story.