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#1354922022-07-27
Marine protected areas celebrated for safeguarding SA’s biodiversity
Cape Town - Following the success of the first Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day, celebrated last year on August 1, numerous environmental and conservation groups were stressing the importance of MPAs in South Africa and their role in protecting ocean ecosystems while also raising awareness for t ...
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#1353662022-07-20
Africa Protected Areas Congress puts spotlight on protection and conservation of biodiversity
The first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress has convened in in Kigali, Rwanda to discuss the role of protected areas in conserving nature.
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#1349682022-06-14
Mobilizing communities trumps penalties in protecting seascapes: study
Conservationists have long recognised the significance of engaging locals in safeguarding the ecosystems they live off, but assessing those relationships can be hard because of time and resource constraints.
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#1348192022-06-02
Protecting 30% of global lands could benefit biodiversity and climate change: Study
The study released by Science Advances says at least 1,000 species could benefit from protecting 30% of global lands by 2030.
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#1348202022-06-02
Gains in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services from the expansion of the planet’s protected areas
Protected areas safeguard biodiversity, ensure ecosystem functioning, and deliver ecosystem services to communities. However, only ~16% of the world’s land area is under some form of protection, prompting international calls to protect at least 30% by 2030.
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#1348672022-06-02
Nearly half of planet’s land in need of ‘conservation attention’ to halt biodiversity crisis
Almost half the planet’s land surface needs extra conservation protection if the biodiversity crisis is to be halted, a major new study has found.
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#1347702022-05-31
Fishing industry still ‘bulldozing’ seabed in 90% of UK marine protected areas
More than 90% of Britain’s offshore marine protected areas are still being bottom-trawled and dredged, two years after analysis of the extent of destructive fishing exposed them as “paper parks”, according to data shared with the Guardian.
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#1347942022-05-31
For 20 years, Comoros had only 1 national park. It’s now creating 5 more
Before the inhabitants of Itsamia in Comoros decided to intervene, turtles arriving to nest on its beaches drew villagers from neighboring hamlets. Anywhere from 10 to 30 green sea turtles were captured every day for their meat. That was in 1991. Today, the village is famous for its annual turtl ...
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#1345852022-05-19
Ferns and Lycophytes Are Effectively Conserved in Protected Areas of Xishuangbanna
Xishuangbanna is highly renowned as the most biodiverse region in tropical China. To conserve this extraordinary rich biodiversity, more than 20% of Xishuangbanna’s land has been protected in protected areas (PAs).
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#1343182022-05-05
Protected areas saw dramatic spikes in fires during COVID lockdowns, study finds
The number of fires inside protected conservation areas across the island of Madagascar shot up dramatically when COVID-19 lockdowns led to the suspension of any on-site management for five months during 2020.
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#1341322022-04-20
Protected areas need effective management to protect biodiversity
Protected areas have a mixed impact on wildlife and don’t always boost biodiversity, according to a study published in Nature. This is the largest ever global survey about the impact of protected areas.
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#1338552022-03-30
7 Solutions to Biodiversity Loss
All living things on Earth are connected to support and maintain life cycles, therefore biodiversity is extremely important for the functioning of ecosystems on the Earth.
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#1336882022-03-03
Protect This Place: The Fragile and Enchanting Costa Dos Corais
Protect This PlaceCosta dos Corais harbors one of the largest reef formations in Brazil and is rich in biodiversity —groups of algae, fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic mammals, along with its namesake corals. I
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#1336392022-03-02
To save the oceans, we need MPAs that emphasize actual protection of marine ecosystems (commentary)
Saving the ocean is possible but it requires getting serious about stopping its destruction, not everywhere, but especially in designated places called marine protected areas, a new op-ed argues.
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#1333592022-02-21
Afro-Caribbean community safeguards pristine oceans with new protected area
An Afro-Caribbean community on the southwest coast of Colombia has helped establish a new marine protected area that will create more sustainable fishing and hunting practices while ensuring that one of the country’s most undisturbed ecosystems withstands outside threats of deforestation and pol ...
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#1332462022-02-16
African wild dogs cope with human development using skills they rely on to compete with other carnivores
Large carnivores in Africa are important from ecological, economic and cultural perspectives, but human activities put them at risk. Increasingly, lions, hyenas and African wild dogs are restricted to protected areas like national parks. Within these limited areas, they must compete for the same ...
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#1332252022-02-15
Communities adjacent to protected areas commit their land to conservation.
COMMUNITIES adjacent to protected areas in Mbire have committed part of their land towards wildlife conservation, a move that is expected to help curb poaching in the area.
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#1330782022-02-10
Which African country is providing the world with a blueprint for ocean protection?
Gabon is in a world-leading position when it comes to protecting oceans, say experts. The country on Africa’s west coast provides a blueprint that could be used in many other nations, according to a new paper compiled by Gabonese policymakers and researchers from the University of Exeter, UK.
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#1331032022-02-10
Mammal 'selfies' show protected areas thriving with species diversity
Ever wonder if protected areas are effective at conserving wildlife? Well, new research and photos from the University of British Columbia (UBC) have shed some insight on their usefulness.
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#1328292022-02-01
Marine Life in the Galápagos Gets a New Protected ‘Ocean Highway’
Endangered turtles, sharks, and manta rays now have more room to roam in the pristine waters of the Galápagos Islands. In January 2022, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso decreed a new marine reserve called Hermandad—“Brotherhood”—in the volcanic island chain famous for its impressive, unusual ...
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#1328192022-01-31
Preserving biodiversity: begins the path to create new protected areas in the country – Unidiversidad
Priority is given to projects to create national parks and reserves in the provinces of Córdoba and Río Negro. They have unique ecosystems. The importance of their care to cushion climate change. Infographics.
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#1327722022-01-27
Expert: Protecting 30% of Earth won’t be enough to save biodiversity
PROTECTING 30 per cent of land and sea areas will not be enough to stop, let alone reverse, the loss of biodiversity, argues Jukka Hoffren, an expert at Statistics Finland.
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#1327002022-01-21
Effectiveness of protection areas in safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services in Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region of China constitutes a unique and fragile ecosystem that is increasingly influenced by development and global climate change. To protect biodiversity and ecosystem services in Tibet, the Chinese government established a system of nature reserves at a significant cost; ...
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#1326812022-01-20
Barking Deer Conservation Starts; KP's Protected Areas Enhanced To 15pc: Wildlife Chief
Khyber Pakthunkhwa Wildlife Department has started conservation of the endangered Barking Deer in Haripur district to protect the rare species from extinction.
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#1326182022-01-19
More protected areas won't save biodiversity, warn experts
Expanding nature preserves will not be enough to stem a rising tide of extinctions, a panel of experts warned Wednesday, taking aim at a draft treaty tasked with rescuing Earth's animal and plant life.
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#1325792022-01-18
Dynamic Ocean closures offer protection from accidental catch
Accidentally trapping marine animals such as sharks, seabirds, turtles, or sea mammals in fishing gear is one of the biggest barriers for making fisheries more sustainable. While marine protected areas are aiming to minimize accidental catch, they often prove to be quite inefficient in protectin ...
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#1325822022-01-18
‘Huge blow’ for tiger conservation as two of the big cats killed in Thailand
Authorities in Thailand have arrested five suspects for killing two Indochinese tigers in a protected area in the country’s west; the suspects said the tigers had been killing and eating their cattle.
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#1326012022-01-18
Expanding national parks not enough to protect nature, say scientists
Expanding national parks and protected areas will not be enough to halt the destruction of nature, warn leading scientists, who say urgent action on overconsumption, harmful subsidies and the climate crisis is also required to halt biodiversity loss.
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#1325052022-01-14
Ecuador to announce creation of Hermandad Marine Reserve off Galapagos (commentary)
“Ecuador is proud to announce the creation of the Hermandad Marine Reserve in the coming days,” the country’s president declares in an opinion piece shared with Mongabay.
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#1324352022-01-12
Newly declared dugong conservation reserve will help protect marine biodiversity
In an effort to protect the dugong, the Tamil Nadu government declared 500 sq. km of the biodiversity-rich waters in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, where the marine mammal is found, as the country’s first dugong conservation reserve. Announced in September last year, the reserve is spread over ...
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#1324462022-01-12
Protected marine areas should serve nature and people: a review of South Africa’s efforts
Marine protected areas in South Africa and across the world have an identity crisis. For some, they’re the answer to all marine conservation challenges. They prevent habitat destruction and unsustainable resource extraction, and provide resilience against climate change.
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#1323602022-01-07
‘Only the rains will stop it’: Bolivia forest fires hit protected areas
Forest fires in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz department razed an area twice the size of Jamaica in the first 10 months of 2021, officials said, with more than half of the affected land falling inside protected areas.
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#1323232022-01-05
China’s Surprisingly Robust System of Marine Protection
China, as the world’s largest producer and consumer of seafood, is well known for its voracious international fishing fleet. But a comprehensive understanding of the country’s efforts on marine protection, at least in its domestic waters, has remained elusive—even to many experts within China. N ...
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#1322642021-12-22
How Marine Protected Areas Can Pay for Their Own Protection
The area right next to a marine protected area is a prime fishing spot—and researchers think fishermen will pay to access it.
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#1322482021-12-21
Costa Rica Expands Cocos Island National Park by 27 times in size
President Carlos Alvarado of Costa Rica has signed a decree expanding the Cocos Island National Park, increasing the fully protected area in their Pacific waters by almost 53,000 square kilometers.
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#1322322021-12-20
Costa Rica’s pristine ‘Shark Island’ now a massive marine reserve
Three times the size of the country’s mainland, the reserve’s abundance of sharks, whales, turtles, and other marine life has been described as an “underwater Jurassic Park.”
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#1321932021-12-16
Using strategy to preserve biodiversity while saving space
In South and Central America, an especially high number of biodiverse areas are in jeopardy. Tropical rainforests are being cleared so that the land can be used for livestock grazing and planting soybeans. To compensate for these losses, other areas need to be placed under protection. The United ...
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#1321942021-12-16
Are marine protected areas helping marine mammals and birds? Maybe, but more can be done
Our oceans are under pressure like never before, with over 60% struggling from the increasing impact of fishing, coastal activities and climate change. The harsh truth is that as we move towards 2022 only 3% of oceans are totally free from the pressure of human activity.
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#1321582021-12-14
Researchers: ‘Yellowstone to Yukon’ work boosts conservation
It’s one thing to mount a decades-long conservation campaign on a continental scale like the Yellowstone to Yukon, or Y2Y. It’s another to prove anything about it worked.
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#1321592021-12-14
Southern Ocean conservation cannot be left behind
The recent CCAMLR meeting failed to increase marine protected areas, but progress was made on regulating krill fishing
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#1321672021-12-14
Quebec entrepreneur, 93, donates cherished island after protecting it from city sprawl
Nature Conservancy of Canada will protect Île Ronde habitat for birds and vulnerable turtle species.
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#1321462021-12-13
National Park City status creates ‘higher expectations’ for park lands protection
The judges of Adelaide’s successful bid to become a globally-recognised National Park City say the title should lead to “higher expectations, accountability and standards” on planning decisions to rezone and commercialise the city’s park lands.
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#1321492021-12-13
Conservation and food production must work in tandem, new study says
Strictly protecting 30% of Earth’s land and sea by 2030 would result in food production shortfalls, and would render a fifth of mammals and a third of birds at high risk of extinction, according to a new study.
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#1321192021-12-09
Indigenous lands have less deforestation than state-managed protected areas in most of tropics
Areas managed by Indigenous peoples cover more than 25% of the world’s land and overlap with 40% of protected areas globally. Studies in Nicaragua and Brazil have found that Indigenous communities with ownership of their land have lower rates of deforestation than neighbouring areas. Often, defo ...
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#1321062021-12-09
Botswana's Okavango Delta: World Heritage Site under threat
Environmental organizations are raising the alarm over mining for oil and gas in the world's largest cross-border nature reserve, known for its biodiversity and unique landscapes.
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#1320732021-12-07
Endangered Caspian seal habitat awarded important marine mammal area status
Special status has been awarded to the habitat of a species of seal left endangered due to human activity.
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#1320802021-12-07
Ndumo Game Reserve: The complicated balancing act of subsistence farming and nature conservation in KwaZulu-Natal
As cultivated fields expand and grazing cattle explore ever further in the Ndumo Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, researchers worry about unresolved efforts to address human poverty while also trying to protect the ever-shrinking spaces left for wildlife and nature conservation.
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#1320562021-12-06
Portuguese islands create Europe’s largest protected marine area
The Selvagens Islands Nature Reserve, created 50 years ago in Portugal’s Madeira archipelago, is home to a unique ecosystem. A newly adopted legal framework makes it the largest protected marine area in Europe and the North Atlantic.
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#1320252021-12-02
Creating a nature-positive future
Investing in effective protected and conserved areas is essential to protect nature, through biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.
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#1320262021-12-02
We need to protect 50% of the planet — but even that’s not enough
You may have heard the idea that we need to protect half of the planet to ensure enough resources for the sustainable replenishment of natural resources.