Marine Protected Areas
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Environment The WorldThe High Seas Treaty Could Soon Be a Reality
Fifty states have ratified the High Seas Treaty, a crucial step to grant a greater level of protection for marine life and the international seabed threatened by climate change effects, overfishing, plastic pollution, and other human-caused issues.
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Environment French PolynesiaWorld’s Largest Protected Ocean: a Whopping 5 Million Square Kilometers!
The South Pacific Ocean Island country of French Polynesia vowed to create the world’s largest Marine Protected Area, which will cover the entirety of the nation’s exclusive economic zone, restricting extractive practices in an effort to protect the ocean, its ecosystems, and biodiversity.
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Environment South GeorgiaStrict Measures Against Fishing Are Enforced to Safeguard Imperilled Marine Species
Half a million square kilometers of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands’ marine space is now under strict regulation, with seasonal fishing restrictions scaling up protection of the British Overseas Territories' waters to safeguard vulnerable ecosystems and biodiversity.
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Environment EcuadorOcean Gets Legal Rights (Like Us!) – Here’s What It Means
In Ecuador, coastal marine ecosystems have been granted legal rights, on an equal footing with humans and corporations, implying that authorities must put stricter limits on harmful activities, like commercial fishing, detrimental to marine life.
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Environment PortugalThe North Atlantic Gets Its Largest Marine Protected Area
Portugal’s autonomous region of the Azores has established the North Atlantic’s largest marine protected area, a landmark move to safeguard vulnerable marine ecosystems and meet international conservation targets set to protect 30% of Earth’s land and seas by 2030.