Now is our chance to deliver on the 30% ocean protection target

The Ecologist
Nov 14, 2014, 12:44 pm6 pts
In 2003 nations pledged to place 20-30% of the world's oceans into no-take marine parks, writes Jessica Meeuwig - but more than ten years on, such areas now cover just 1% of ocean area. Now the World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia, provides an opportunity to drive marine protection forward, and benefit…

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