The Marine Protection Atlas is the world’s record-keeper for marine protected areas, and it’s run by the Marine Conservation ...

By prioritizing marine conservation, the small island nation has "set a new standard for leadership" one expert said.

It's also why countries around the world have been creating marine protected areas. These protected areas, covering over 11.6 million square miles (30 million square kilometers) in 16,000 ...

California established a network of marine protected areas. MPAs cover roughly 16% of California’s state waters. A long, reddish and black sheephead wove through a maze of towering kelp in a ...

As global leaders gather in Nice for the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), UNESCO is proud to unveil a bold new ...

An international collaboration that includes two Oregon State University scientists says the world’s largest marine protected areas aren’t collectively delivering the biodiversity benefits they could ...

A study of marine-protected areas off the Central American coast found that people living close to these areas had better food security and greater household wealth. By Delger Erdenesanaa ...

Additionally, the country’s 2022 General Scheme of Marine Protected Areas Bill includes cultural value and ecosystem-regulating services, which could include carbon storage and sequestration, as ...

Many existing marine protected areas might be something like screen doors on a submarine, at least as far as their impact on ocean conservation. A new study finds that only a third of the world ...

Despite being considered sanctuaries for biodiversity, Brazil's marine protected areas (MPAs) are not immune to microplastic contamination. A recent study has shown that even MPAs classified as ...