The coastal ocean environment provides enormous value in fishery and other products, as well as
ecosystem services like coastal protection, water purification, and locations for ports, harbors, urban
centers, tourist destinations, and numerous recreational pursuits. Coastal environments can also
cleanse the soul, stimulate the mind, and restore the body. But 40% of all people live within 50 km of
This guidebook offers managers and other conservation practitioners1 a process and methods to evaluate the effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) for the purposes of adaptive management. The evaluation is based on indicators that measure the effectiveness of management actions in attaining goals and objectives that are specific to MPAs, the marine environment and coastal communities. It presents a flexible approach that can be used in many types of MPAs, such as multiple-use areas or no-take zones, where each may have different goals and objectives.
n 2010 Parties to the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) agreed to reduce the rate ofbiodiversity loss within a decade by achieving 20 objectives that are commonly known as the Aichi Targets.Available onlineCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 12 p
Fisheries - effects of marine protected areas on local fisheries: evidence from empirical studies.Available onlineCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 27 p
With marine biodiversity declining globally at accelerating rates, maximising the effectiveness of conservation has become a key goal for local, national and international regulatorsAvailable online.Call Number: [EL]Physical Description: 10 p
This is the second in a four-part series on Moana Marae, the massive, recently enacted multiple-use marine protected area covering the Cook Islands’ entire exclusive economic zone...Spanning almost 2 million square kilometers (772,000 square miles) — an area roughly the size of Mexico — the MPA i
Israel is offering to send five experts to the Rennell Islands in Solomon Islands who are trained to respond to pollution at sea and shore. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The caretaker Solomon Islands government hopes to shut down Kangava Bay to all activity apart from the clean up and salvage following the oil spill disaster. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The Solomon Islands government has slammed the companies at the heart of the Rennell Island oil spill disaster. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The Vatu-i-Ra seascape in Fiji, including and surrounding Vatu-i-Ra Island, lies between Fiji’s two main islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. It includes an extraordinary 27,000 km2 of forests, mangroves, seagrass meadows, reefs, deep channels, and seamounts.
