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
New group aims to engage young professionals in MPA field, involve them in high-level decisions
Perspective: Reflecting on marine territory: Seaflower MPA, the Raizal people, and the International Court of Justice
World Heritage Committee welcomes progress but keeps Great Barrier Reef on watchlist
Perspective: A new start to effectively managing fishing in English European Marine Sites?
Perspective: Improving MPA protection through crowdsourcing and compliance assistance: The EPIC 805 Project
Notes & news: Pitcairn – US – California – Benefits of no-take areas
Ahead of election, UK Government proposes giant MPA around Pitcairn; opposition party responds with ambitious MPA plans of its own
What the UN agreement to launch negotiations for a high seas treaty means for MPAs: Interview with Kristina Gjerde
Effort underway in Bahamas to create a financially sustainable MPA from the ground up
Perspective: Six factors to consider when deciding whether to use drones to enforce your MPA
Notes & news: Madagascar - US - Phoenix Islands - Protected area management - Great Barrier Reef - Disaster risk reduction - Nudists - Bering Sea Canyons
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
