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Press release 23 Oct, 2013Marseille, France, 24 October 2013 鈥 Marine protected areas now cover 2.8% of the global ocean 鈥 an area larger than Europe 鈥 according to the official map released today based on data provided by the World Database on Protected Areas, run by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and the United Nations Environment Programme (鈥
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Story 22 Oct, 2013Thirty one new Hope Spots - places that are critical to the health of the ocean - were announced yesterday by renowned oceanographer and 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Patron Sylvia Earle, a global initiative of the Sylvia Earle Alliance 鈥淢ission Blue鈥 and 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, with the aim to scale up the marine protection necessary鈥
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Story 22 Oct, 2013Interpretation of World Heritage criteria in marine systems, analysis of biogeographic representation of sites, and a roadmap for addressing gaps.
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Story 22 Oct, 2013Halfway through the 3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress taking in Marseille, we asked Carl Gustaf Lundin, Director of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播's Global Marine and Polar Programme to tell us about the most important issues discussed so far.
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Publication 2013The purpose of this manual is to assist protected area (PA) managers, conservationists, tourism professionals, private tourism holdings, and other main stakeholders in the planning, development, management and monitoring process of tourism in the transboundary protected areas (TBAs) of the Dinaric鈥 -
Story 21 Oct, 2013Marseille, 22 October 2013 - A new 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 report identifying gaps in marine World Heritage was launched today at the 3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC). The study provides a road map to ensure the World Heritage Convention reflects the diversity of marine ecosystems鈥
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Story 20 Oct, 2013Marseille, France, 21 October 2013 鈥 Effective management and more funding for marine protected areas are urgently needed to secure a longer life for our oceans and the vital services they provide, urges 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 at the 3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC3), which opens today in鈥
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Story 20 Oct, 2013This presentation provides a short history of the development as well as definitions of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 management categories -
Story 20 Oct, 2013Category assignment is based on the primary management objective which should apply to at least 75% of the area Zones are not usually categorised separately but individual protected areas can be 鈥榥ested鈥 in larger protected areas Size can help indicate the protected area category ... as鈥 -
Publication 2013The marine World Heritage thematic study was written to provide guidance to States Parties and conservation practitioners on how to best apply the World Heritage Convention in the oceans and seas. The study proposes a scientific framework as the foundation for a well-balanced and representative鈥