Posts Tagged ‘Marine Protected Areas’
MedPAN calls for consultants
MedPAN, the network for Marine Protected Areas managers in the Mediterranean, has launched three calls for consultants. Call for expression of interest to redesign the MedPAN website This call was launched to attract web agencies that would like to participate in a call for tender for the new MedPAN website. Expressions of interest can be…
Read MoreSpecial newsletter issue Marine and Coastal Protected Areas
The ocean and seas provide important benefits to people, including food, oxygen, economic opportunities, recreation, and cultural value. Marine and coastal protected areas (MCPAs) can be a powerful tool to protect, and possibly restore, the ability of ecosystems to provide these benefits. Sharing ideas and good practices is part of an MCPA manager’s everyday life.…
Read MoreMoving nature protection from paper to the ground
Over half of Europe’s natural areas are only protected on paper due to widespread delays and defaults across member states, according to a new report by WWF. The study also shows clear benefits for threatened species and local economies where effective measures have been taken by both the European Commission and national authorities.
Read MoreThe Science of Marine Protected Areas
The ocean and seas are of great value. They provide important benefits to people including food, oxygen, economic opportunities, recreation, and cultural value. However, heavy uses of the ocean are eroding these benefits, sometimes at alarming rates. Marine protected areas (MPAs) can be a powerful tool to protect, and possibly restore, the ability of ecosystems…
Read MoreTowards a transatlantic partnership of MPAs
Last February, the European Union launched a project aiming at promoting partnership among managers of marine protected areas (MPAs) around the Atlantic Basin. With the aim to improve marine conservation through better management of MPAs, the project was conceived as part of an EU initiative to improve transatlantic cooperation between South America and Africa as…
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