IUCN Members Approve 30%-by-2030 Goal for MPAs — Most Ambitious Target So Far for MPA Coverage
New Report on Ocean Warming Highlights the Role of MPAs in Combating Climate Change
Multiple Marine and MPA-Related Publications Released at World Conservation Congress
More Outcomes from the World Conservation Congress
‘Our Ocean’ Conference Results in Many New National Commitments On Marine Conservation
UK Formally Designates Two Large MPAs and Announces Other Protection Plans
Chile Officially Designates 297,000-km2 Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park
Review Panels Release Assessments of Australia's National MPA System
MPA Perspective: Global Conservation Problem is in the Photos
Blue Solution: On Helping Fishermen Reduce Their Impact
Notes & News, From the MPA News Vault, and Poetry Corner
President Obama expands Papahānaumokuākea, creating largest protected area in world
Examining the small print of Aichi Target 11: Is it time for a conversation on what the words mean?
How do you respond when a mysterious mortality event happens in your MPA?
New MPA classification system proposed; sites get scores based on what uses they allow
Letter to the editor: To consider only one culture’s interaction and influence over a landscape is insufficient
Notes & news: Russian MPA - Galápagos - Marine World Heritage - Great Barrier Reef - Climate adaptation and MPAs - Value of MPAs - From the MPA News vault
MPAs as “eco-cultural systems”: Indigenous people and the intersection of culture and conservation
The other roles of MPAs, part 4: How MPAs can help address underwater noise
Following the Brexit vote, what is the future for the UK’s MPAs?
Race against time?: Before the seabed mining rush, scientists try to determine which sites need protection
Notes & news: IMCC4 live-blog - Cambodia - SIDS - World Heritage sites - Arctic MPAs - High seas treaty - Big versus small MPAs - Healthier coral reefs - MPA News vault - MPA Science Corner
Building the future of MPA enforcement: Project Eyes on the Seas and other high-tech surveillance programs
The other roles of MPAs, part 3: How MPAs can help address land-based runoff and water quality
Planning MPAs and creating stable agreements: Lessons learned from California’s Marine Life Protection Act process
New techniques for responding to coral bleaching in MPAs
Notes & news: Expansion of Papahānaumokuākea - Malaysia - GBR - North America - Benefits of MPAs - Transboundary MPAs - Marine litter & MPAs - MPA Science Corner - MPA News vault
Inside Operation Phakisa, South Africa’s blue growth initiative that is fast-tracking a new MPA network
The ‘other roles’ of MPAs, part 2: How MPAs can help address marine litter
Perspective | Re-centralization of marine resource management in Indonesia, and its implications for MPAs
Perspective | Report on the Think Tank on Human Dimensions of Large Scale MPAs
Notes & news: Packard Award and Miller Award – Galápagos – High seas – 10x20 campaign – Higher MPA coverage targets – EBSA map – Funding for protected areas – Free journal articles – Expensive villa in MPA - MPA Science Corner - MPA News vault
How MPAs can help mitigate impacts of climate change via coastal blue carbon, “fish carbon”, and more
Seychelles project combines ocean planning, climate change adaptation, and debt restructure
UK intends to designate large no-take MPA around part of Ascension Island; UK’s Pitcairn Islands MPA on track for 2016 designation
South Africa’s oldest MPA may be reopened to fishing
Spotlight on surfing reserves: Protecting surf spots through local community engagement
Notes & news: Ballantine – Global conservation finance – Blue growth in Med – Enforcement guide – Enforcement tech innovation – Ship noise and MPAs – MPA governance – Using satellite data - From the MPA News vault
Assessing the state of the art in training and certifying MPA professionals – Part II
The MPA Agency Partnership: An update on the international group of senior MPA leaders
Nations announce significant new MPA plans and other advances
Covering one-fifth of world’s MPA area: Highlights from live chat on World Heritage marine sites, with Fanny Douvere
Notes & news: Bill Ballantine - Climate pact and MPAs - Protected area law and governance - European MPAs - Ocean resources and management - From the MPA News vault
Assessing the state of the art in MPA management training programs
Perspective | Can local management of fisheries through periodic closures help to kick-start marine conservation efforts?
New California law strengthens MPA enforcement by giving field officers discretion to cite lesser offense
Perspective | Success in the smallest marine reserve of Taiwan: A triumph anchored by effective enforcement, stakeholder support, and replenishment
New book analyzes two sides of the marine reserve debate: ‘nature protectionists’ vs. ‘social conservationists’
Notes & news: Bahamas – Crowdsourced surveillance – Easter Island – MPA financing – WDPA user manual – From the MPA News vault
A brief examination of "other effective area-based conservation measures" and what they mean for MPAs
