Impact of Protected Areas on Poverty and Human Well-Being
Daniel Brockington, David Wilkie. Protected areas and poverty.Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2015; 370 (1681): 20140271 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2014.0271
12. Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas - Papers
The EBSAs are special areas in the ocean that serve important purposes, in one way or another, to support the healthy functioning of oceans and the many services that it provides. The ocean is under increasing threat from various human activities. The most pressing threats come from overfishing, destructive fishing practices, and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities.
Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas
Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas
The EBSAs are special areas in the ocean that serve important purposes, in one way or another, to support the healthy functioning of oceans and the many services that it provides.
06. Marine Planning and Management News and Discussion (Open Channels, The Navigator, The Daily Catch, Marine Ecosystems and Management, World Ocean Observatory)
By subscribing to the services below you will be sent the latest news and publications on marine protected areas, oceans, planning, policy, science and so forth. We urge you to subscribe to stay abreast of what is happening to the marine world and what can be done to protect the sea around us.
07. Marine Planning Videos
Each month this year, 2016, Green Fire is releasing one short video clip on marine planning from the Great Bear Seas film and other new material.
10. Underwater Mapping of Critical Areas Related to Biodiversity Conservation
Underwater Mapping of Critical Areas Related to Biodiversity Conservation
An 18 month sea-bed mapping project and hydrographic survey on a specified 13.5 square miles (or 35 square kilometres) area off the coast of Tortola in the Virgin Islands, was completed last month.
Forest Loss in Protected Areas and Intact Forest Landscapes: A Global Analysis
Heino M, Kummu M, Makkonen M, Mulligan M, Verburg PH, Jalava M, et al. (2015) Forest Loss in Protected Areas and Intact Forest Landscapes: A Global Analysis. PLoS ONE 10(10): e0138918. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138918
GEF-PAS INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES (IAS) PROJECT
GEF-PACIFIC ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY: INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES (IAS) PROJECT
A project designed to reduce the environmental, economic, and human health impacts of invasive alien species in both terrestrial and marine habitats in the Pacific region.