São Tomé declares first two of eight planned marine protected areas

Mongabay
Jun 29, 2026, 11:25 am57 ptsTrending
The West African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe has formally designated its first two protected sites off its coast. This comes less than a year after presenting its plans to establish a national network of eight marine protected areas (MPAs) covering 93 square kilometers (36 square miles) in the…

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