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Status of marine protected areas in Egypt [PDF]
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2011 Egypt has sought to protect its natural resources and marine biodiversity by establishing a network of six MPAs that are generally located in the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea; most of them include interconnected marine and terrestrial sectors based on ...
Samy, M. +2 more
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Current Issues of Taiwan's Marine Protected Areas Legal Regime
Hasanuddin Law Review, 2020 As an 'Ocean Nation,' it is essential for Taiwan to make efforts to conserve its aquatic zones through marine protected areas (MPAs). Marine protected areas have considered one of the most precise methods of maintaining sustainable ecosystems and ...
Adrian Nugraha
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Large marine protected areas represent biodiversity now and under climate change [PDF]
, 2017 Large marine protected areas (>30,000 km2) have a high profile in marine conservation, yet their contribution to conservation is contested. Assessing the overlap of large marine protected areas with 14,172 species, we found large marine protected areas ...
Ban, N. C. +4 more
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The worldwide costs of marine protected areas [PDF]
, 2004 Declines in marine harvests, wildlife, and habitats have prompted calls at both the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and the 2003 World Parks Congress for the establishment of a global system of marine protected areas (MPAs).
A. Balmford +15 more
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Perceptions of the Maltese public towards local Marine Protected Areas [PDF]
, 2015 The marine environment represents a central component of Malta's local environment, and its ecosystem services play a vital role in supporting the economy as well as human well-being.
Mifsud, Mark C., Verret, Marielle
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A regulation-based classification system for marine protected areas: A response to Dudley et al. [9] [PDF]
, 2017 Dudley et al. [9] commented on our paper [11], arguing that the current IUCN objective-based categorization of protected areas, which is also used in marine protected areas (MPAs), should not be abandoned and replaced by the new regulation-based ...
Agardy +16 more
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The outlook for the establishment and management of marine protected area network in China
International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks, 2018 :: This paper describes the basic conditions for the development of marine protected areas (MPAs) of China, and analyzes the characteristics of marine ecosystem diversity and species diversity according to the needs of protecting marine ecosystems.
Bin Wang
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Український антарктичний журнал, 2020 Based on underwater observations the establishment of marine protected areas in the Stella Creek and Skua Creek straits were proposed. Selection of areas was carried out in accordance with the protocol NAGISA and acoustic bottom survey of the Argentine ...
A. Yu. Utevsky +3 more
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Small islands as ecotourism destinations : a Central Mediterranean perspective [PDF]
, 2019 A prerequisite for ecotourism development is the presence of natural environments, normally exhibited in protected areas, which serve as ecotourism venues. Little attention has been given to Mediterranean islands in terms of ecotourism.
Agius, Karl +3 more
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Changes in fish assemblages following the establishment of a network of no-take marine reserves and partially-protected areas. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Networks of no-take marine reserves and partially-protected areas (with limited fishing) are being increasingly promoted as a means of conserving biodiversity.
Brendan P Kelaher +5 more
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