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Vietnam - Co-management in protected areas

Overfishing because of rogue vessels in Fiji’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is becoming a serious concern for the Ministry of Fisheries. Under-resourced, Fisheries Minister Semi Koroilavesau says they have licensed 60 long line vessel to legally fish in our waters with a catch quota of twel

Last year was one of extremes for the world’s ocean. We celebrated the protection of vast swaths of ocean, along with some important advances in marine protected area management.

Crisis has enveloped the more than 200,000 nationally and regionally protected natural and cultural heritage sites around the world.

What lies beneath the deep, dark expanse of the ocean is something that has fascinated sailors, fishermen, adventurers, poets and explorers for centuries.

From wars, to politics, to the deaths of eminent artists, 2016 was a year many people were eager to see end. It was also another record breaking year for the dangerous warming of our planet. Yet, despite that thick layer of doom, humanity came together in inspiring ways….

The health of biodiversity affects us. And what you do affects biodiversity. Everything we do either uses natural resources or returns them as waste. The amount of land and resources that a population or a person uses is called an ecological footprint.

Fishing communities can decide to temporarily open marine protected areas (MPAs), or taboo fishing grounds, in order to earn an income for back to school shopping since they started the taboo, says Fiji Locally Managed Marine Areas co-ordinator Margaret Vakalalabure.

The Ministry of Forestry has developed a program that will strengthen sustainable forest management and conservation for those communities affected by disaster and climate change.

EBSA, on the agenda at the global biodiversity conference

15 December 2016, CBD COP13, Cancun Mexico - There's a buzz-acronym at the global biodiversity talks that is heard often, it helps the 198 Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity meet their obligati... More detail