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A hopeful vision of the future is a world in which both people and nature thrive, but there is little evidence to support the feasibility of such a vision. Click on the link below to access the full paper. 

In Oceania, there is a resurgence of ocean management that incorporates customary local practices and governance.

In Tonga, no-take marine reserves designed with, and managed by, local communities are predicted to achieve a conservation impact... The result suggests that community-based marine management can be highly effective, in this case because reserves are located near villages that exert fis

How will the global pledge to 'protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems' shape the global economy? Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Funding opportunity from the US Fish and Wildlife Service under its Marine Turtle Conservation Fund, intended to fund conservation in turtle ranges that are outside of the US and its territories. Click on the link below for further information. 

Good governance may be viewed as applying a set of internationally accepted principles for governing protected areas... MPAs that effectively apply these good governance principles can have sustained support and resiliency, and can meet multiple community and conservation goals.

Under current greenhouse gas emissions rates, climate change will alter ocean ecosystems dramatically in the coming decades.

The Fiji Ridge to Reef (R2R) project was developed with the intention to maintain and enhance Fiji’s ecosystem goods and services. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Though we share this big, blue planet with thousands of species, human beings don’t always show the respect we should to the animal kingdom. Nowhere is that more apparent than in our waste-filled, polluted oceans and seas. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

We live on one planet, 70% of which is made up of ocean – an ocean which is teeming with fascinating and beautiful marine life. However, many of the world’s seas have been, and continue to be under immense pressure. Click on the link below to read the full article.