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Establishing marine protected area networks

… people depend upon healthy ocean ecosystems.The role that marine protected areas (MPAs) can play in promoting the … into meaningful action. Yet global progress on building marine protected area (MPA) networks has been slow, in part … and background to this report 1 o why do we need marine protected area (mpa) networks? 2 What is an MPA …
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Sharing governance! A practical guide for marine protected areas in West Africa

… SHARING GOVERNANCE! A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN WEST AFRICA SHARING GOVERNANCE! A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN WEST AFRICA by Grazia … into losses in local biodiversity and, globally, into fishery collapse and the simplification of marine ecosystems. …
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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework

… . . . . . . . . 16 Australia: Participation principle and marine protected areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . 31 Brazil: Participation principle and marine protected areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … introduction of exotic species and overuse of marine fishery stocks, in addition to climate change and other …
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Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use

… Powers 118 9.2.2 Under-representation of Coastal and Marine Protected Areas 121 9.2.3 Relationship Between Strict … Spain) 140 10.2.6 Tropical Forests and Coastal and Marine Wetland Complexes (Sian Ka'an, Mexico) 142 11 Other … Hadejia-Jama'are wetlands in Nigeria provide a floodplain fishery harvest of 4,000-5,000 tonnes per year, whilst the …
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Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation

… 14 Schedules 207 Part III, Chapter 2: Special issues for marine protected areas 209 Introduction 209 1 Historical perspective 210 2 Marine features requiring special attention 211 2.1 Special … have under other legislation (for example, forest or fishery reserves, water catchment areas, community conserved …
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Directrices para la Aplicación de las Categorías de Gestión de Áreas Protegidas de la UICN en Áreas Marinas Protegidas

… 11 2. Qu’est ce qu’une Aire Marine Protégée (AMP) ? … avait été présentée par le CMAP-Ma- rin (IUCN-WCPA-Marine) (Laffoley et al., 2008)5, réaffirmant le be- soin … G. and Recchia, C. (1998). ‘Editorial – lessons from marine protected areas around the world’. Parks 8 (2), IUCN, …
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African solutions in a rapidly changing world: nature-based solutions to climate change by African innovators in protected areas

… of Nature) Global Protected Areas Programme & Global Marine and Polar Programme Rue Mauverney 28 1196 Gland … . . . . . . . 21 Madagascar: Pioneering climate resilient marine protected area management in Madagascar . . . . . . . … . 22 Madagascar: Un travail pionnier de gestion d’une aire marine protégée résiliente au climat à Madagascar . . . . . . …
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Speaking a common language: The uses and performance of the IUCN system of management categories for protected areas

… areas 103 Chapter 2.8: Using the categories in marine protected areas 106 Chapter 2.9: Using the categories … system of categories in certain biomes, such as forest or marine protected areas, has proved problematic and there have … category system should clearly distinguish such areas) – fishery management areas (as in some cases it is not clear if …
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Legal aspects of Connectivity Conservation Volume 1 - A Concept Paper

… Market creation 138 Key messages 141 4 Special issues for Marine Connectivity 143 Introduction 143 4.1 Defining marine connectivity 143 4.2 Scientific understandings and … example, an indigenous or local community with rights to a fishery or fishing grounds. • Legal instrument is used …
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Guidelines for applying protected area management categories

… of a worldwide representative network of terrestrial and marine protected areas, as an integral contribu- tion to the … 52 Marine protected areas … or where communities are interested in converting their fishery control zones into protected areas. Reporting Once a …
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