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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 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.
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Environment
Environment PortugalHand-in-Hand Efforts to Save Beloved Octopus
In the Algarve region of Portugal, local fishery communities are participating in elaborating and enforcing two new projects aimed at preserving the country’s largest rocky reef, home to 70% of the region’s indigenous species, including the iconic octopus.
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Environment GreecePledging Billions, All to Protect Our Oceans
At the 9th Our Ocean Conference in Athens, Greece, delegates from states, organizations, and philanthropic funds pledged $11.3 billion to protect oceans through commitments such as establishing marine protected areas (MPAs), combating illegal fishing, protecting marine biodiversity, and fighting climate change.
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Animals
Animals South Georgia and South Sandwich IslandsNo Fishing Here, to Keep Species Under the Sea Thriving
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, a British overseas territory located north of Antarctica, is imposing new no-fishing zones within its existing marine protected area, expanding the prohibition of krill fishing in those frigid South Atlantic waters.