Experts have interviewed fishers, tourism operators and recreational sea users in 50 marine protected areas to see how well any negative human impacts are being reduced.
- Professor of Complex Systems and Environmental Policy, Bournemouth University
Concrete structures can recreate the complex forms of reefs, offering refuge to wildlife.
Most existing MPAs are in distant and largely empty waters. Expanding them where it counts will meet a lot of resistance.
An opportunity to make the island’s main industry more diverse.
Sistem saat ini mendorong ketidakadilan sosial dan kehancuran lingkungan, sebuah pendekatan baru dibutuhkan untuk mengatasi keduanya.
The current system drives social injustice and environmental destruction, a new approach to address both is called for.
The BBC’s new documentary is a great opportunity to challenge our current economic system.
Plastic is not as much of a threat to oceans as climate change or over-fishing.
Tech fixes to environmental problems are guaranteed to grab attention, but real change for the planet requires community organising.
Poor management of the oceans, including the killing of crucial marine predators, could result in more greenhouse gasses.
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