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Marine protected areas span a range of habitats, including the open ocean, coastal areas, inter-tidal zones, estuaries, and the Great Lakes.Click on the link below to read the full story.

Fiji's understanding of particular sensitive sea areas (PSSA) in the marine environment is expected to notch up another level, thanks to the latest collaboration by the Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF), the Office for the London Convention/Protocol and Ocean Affairs and International

Solomon Island"s first ever national conservation initiative has been declared as The Arnavon Community Marine Park (ACMP) last week.

MPAs are generally designed to protect the habitats and biodiversity of today. Where there is a coral reef, for example, or where there is a particular species of interest, we design an MPA around it.

Palau has a rich heritage of conservation...In 2003, the Palau Protected Areas Network (PAN) was created to conserve Palau's unique biodiversity and culture, and is the country's

Oceans mean the whole world. They provide us food. They offer shelter to many species that enable life to exist on earth. They protect us from the impacts of climate change. Unfortunately, we are exploiting them, pushing ocean ecosystems to their limits.

Building on work presented at the IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) held in Sydney, Australia, on 12–19 November 2014, this document explores experiences with aquatic protected areas (PAs), marine protected areas (MPAs) and protected areas in inland waters in the context of livelihoods and food sec

In this era of fiscal constraint following the global financial crisis, marine protected areas (MPAs) occupy a remarkable position in the economic landscape.

The Fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC4) with the motto Marine Protected Areas: Bringing the people and ocean together, will focus on the need to highlight the intricate nature of ocean-human relationship and the benefits of marine protected

The federal government recently created two marine protected areas in the Pacific region and has committed to increase ocean protection from one per cent to 10 by 2020. But will this be enough?

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