10 years and counting for California’s network of Marine Protected Areas. California’s Marine Life Protection Act became law in 1999 and was implemented regionally from 2004 to 2012 through an ...

Diversity and Distributions, Vol. 28, No. 9 (September 2022), pp. 1891-1907 (17 pages) Aim: Networks of connected marine protected areas (MPAn) are recognized as the key area-based management tool to ...

This report contains an overview of bene ts of Marine Protected Area networks, focusing on the Coral Triangle. It aims to provide technical background for the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, ...

During December 2022, California is holding its first 10-year review of its marine protected areas network, to be used to inform the network’s future. Previously, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out a goal to ...

Designating areas as protected spaces for wildlife is a common strategy for preserving biodiversity, but heavy human development around those areas may largely counteract the benefit of those ...