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Researchers make stunning discovery inside restricted ocean area: 'Encouraging signs'

It benefits people, too. Researchers make stunning discovery inside restricted ocean area: 'Encouraging signs' first appeared ...
Mongabay News on MSN

Marine protected areas expanded in 2025, but still far from 30% goal

In December 2022, nearly 200 nations committed to protecting 30% of Earth’s lands and waters by 2030. As of 2025, about 9.6% ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

Conservationists celebrate new marine protected areas

MALIBU — Southern California beaches finally have received the appropriate signage advising commercial and sport fisherman of sensitive "No Take" Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), thanks to new laws ...
Panda

Filling the gap: The Monte Carmelo Municipal Protected Area is created to preserve water, forests, and wildlife

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, August 2025.- There are places where nature still breathes almost untouched. Where water sources feed the lives of entire communities, forests weave corridors for wildlife to ...
Science Daily

Marine protected areas and climate change

New research offers a way to build climate resilience into the designs of ocean and coastal areas intended to protect marine species. The researchers recommend establishing numerous marine protected ...
The New York Times

Where Do Untraceable Fishing Fleets Go?

Many ‘dark vessels’ fish illegally in oceans worldwide. New studies show how often they go into Marine Protected Areas. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey For centuries, the oceans have been a notoriously ...
The Conversation

We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas – satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future ones

Jennifer Raynor receives funding from National Geographic Pristine Seas. She is a trustee at Global Fishing Watch, one of the primary data providers for this study. Marine protected areas cover more ...
Mongabay

To survive climate change, scientists say protected areas need ‘climate-smart’ planning

Climate change is threatening the effectiveness of protected areas (PAs) in safeguarding wildlife, ecosystem services and livelihoods, with scientists now calling for the incorporation of ...