Tag: marine protected areas

Clear blue water in the shallows of an island in the Marshall Islands

Real MPA or paper park? Ailinginae Atoll

Clear blue water in the shallows of an island in the Marshall Islands

Clear blue water in the shallows of an island in the Marshall Islands. Photo by Erin Magee/AusAID, Wikimedia Commons.

World Oceans Day (WOD), the initiative proposed in 1992 by Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro and officially recognized by the UN in 2008, aims to catalyze collective action for a healthy ocean and a stable climate.

Some of the yearly campaigns thousands of organizations run, inspired by this goal, are guided by the annual action theme that NGO The Ocean Project proposes for WOD. The Ocean Project, together with the World Ocean Network, led efforts to get the UN to recognize June 8th as World Oceans Day.

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Coral reef in Raja Ampat

Real MPA or paper park? Misool Marine Reserve

Coral reef in Raja Ampat

Coral reef in Raja Ampat. Photo by Bird’s Head Seascape / Jones/Shimlock / Secret Sea Visions, Wikimedia Commons.

World Oceans Day (WOD), the initiative proposed in 1992 by Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro and officially recognized by the UN in 2008, aims to catalyze collective action for a healthy ocean and a stable climate.

Some of the yearly campaigns thousands of organizations run, inspired by this goal, are guided by the annual action theme that NGO The Ocean Project proposes for WOD. The Ocean Project, together with the World Ocean Network, led efforts to get the UN to recognize June 8th as World Oceans Day.

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Male hands holding fishing nets

Spot-on ocean protection demands collaboration between fisheries managers and conservationists

Male hands holding fishing nets

Fishing net. Photo by Bicanski, Pixnio.

If humanity wants to continue to derive healthy nutrition from wild-caught fish – as 40 per cent of the global population currently does – it is crucial that fisheries managers and marine conservationists start using the same metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of both sustainable fisheries measures and the establishment of marine protected areas.

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Turquoise waters in Los Roques National Park in Venezuela

Real MPA or Paper Park? Los Roques National Park

Turquoise waters in Los Roques National Park in Venezuela

Los Roques National Park in Venezuela. Photo by Tucanrecords, Wikimedia Commons.

World Oceans Day (WOD), the initiative proposed in 1992 by Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro and officially recognized by the UN in 2008, aims to catalyze collective action for a healthy ocean and a stable climate.

Some of the yearly campaigns thousands of organizations run, inspired by this goal, are guided by the annual action theme that NGO The Ocean Project proposes for WOD. The Ocean Project, together with the World Ocean Network, led efforts to get the UN to recognize June 8th as World Oceans Day.

Continue reading →