The 30% no-take target of the World Parks Congress: Why it is both problematic and useful
Perspective: The MPAs of Cuba and the implications of a potential end to the US embargo
Mentorship program in Caribbean is pairing up MPA managers across region
Diseased lobsters in UK’s Lundy Marine Conservation Zone: A natural or “unnatural” result of protection?
Notes & news: High seas - Finland - MPA enforcement legislation - Great Barrier Reef
World Parks Congress recommends target of 30% no-take MPA coverage worldwide
Nations announce new MPA commitments at World Parks Congress
Multiple publications launched at World Parks Congress on MPA coverage, governance, tourism, and more
Tech tools launched at WPC to visualize global fishing activity, coral reefs
IUCN debuts Green List of Protected Areas, includes three MPAs
World Heritage developments at WPC
Notes & news: CCAMLR - High seas bottom fisheries - Optimal MPA enforcement - Cultural MPAs - Shipwreck MPA - Spillover study - Marine managed areas
US designates 1.2-million-km2 MPA in which all commercial extraction is banned
Upheaval at Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority: Era of global leadership may be over
Building successful endowments to support MPAs: Malpelo and the Mesoamerican Reef (full article)
Book review: Economic incentives for marine and coastal conservation
Notes & news: Barbuda - Spain - Scotland - MPA planning - MPA film fest
Innovative ideas in enforcement: What the future of MPA surveillance could look (and even sound) like
World Heritage Committee delays decision on Great Barrier Reef "danger list" status to 2015
US President Obama proposes 2 million-sq km no-take area in Pacific
NGO aims to build "voice" for high seas, including support for MPAs and a UN Sustainable Development Goal
Notes & news: Scotland - US MPA nominations - High seas - Caribbean - Integrating people and MPAs - Status of US MPA coverage - MPA Campaign Tracker - Poverty alleviation
Building sustainable financing for MPAs by diversifying funding streams
Achieving conservation objectives and social equity goals: An interview with Peter Jones on MPA governance
Integrating climate change into marine conservation planning
MPAs that lack adequate management plans get assistance from regional program
Notes & news: Kiribati - New Caledonia - Sargasso Sea - New Zealand - MPA poll - Great Barrier Reef - MPA advocacy toolkit - MPA advisory committee
Launch of new "MPA List" email discussion list
Global study finds conservation success increases dramatically when MPAs have five key features
The emerging concept of marine biodiversity offsets and their potential uses with MPAs
More outcomes and insights from IMPAC3
Regional recognition system for well-managed MPAs is already underway in Coral Triangle region
Perspective: Designating Marine Conservation Zones in England – a phased approach
Notes & news: Great Barrier Reef - Marine World Heritage - MPA governance - Climate change and MPAs - European MPA coverage
Australian Government scraps management plans for new national system of marine reserves
The coming age of MPA certification? Two programs — Green List and GLORES — take shape at IMPAC3
A proposed no-take MPA where 100% of the citizens support it? Meet the Pitcairn Islands
More developments from IMPAC3: Official MPA Map – Ministerial conference – French commitments – Hope Spots
Building credible, effective MPA enforcement in the Caribbean: An interview with Jayson Horadam
Notes & news: Debate on marine reserves – England – CCAMLR – Connectivity conservation – Great Barrier Reef – US MPAs – LMMA lessons
Australia’s New Government to Review Boundaries, Regulations of MPAs Designated in 2012
US and New Zealand scale back proposal for Ross Sea MPA in bid for other nations’ approval
Letter to the Editor: Federal Government can act unilaterally to prevent harm to Great Barrier Reef
Four new global MPA task forces to launch at IMPAC3 in Marseille in October
Perspective: Closing the knowledge gap between academics and MPA managers
Notes & News: Scotland - Oil spill - Haiti - Drones - Enabling conditions for MPAs - MPA governance - Reef Manager's Guide - Phoenix Islands - LMMA Lessons
The Reverse Fishing License Mechanism for Kiribati's Phoenix Islands Protected Area: An Experiment in MPA Financing
CCAMLR Fails to Make Progress in Establishing Antarctic MPAs
Perspective: In Colombia, a New MPA for Deep-Water Coral
World Heritage Committee addresses East Rennell (Solomon Islands) and Great Barrier Reef
