The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean

K Grorud-Colvert, J Sullivan-Stack, C Roberts… - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are places in the ocean that receive
protection to safeguard biodiversity from abatable threats. Confusion exists about the …

Advancing social equity in and through marine conservation

NJ Bennett, L Katz, W Yadao-Evans… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Substantial efforts and investments are being made to increase the scale and improve the
effectiveness of marine conservation globally. Though it is mandated by international law …

The impact of COVID-19 on the management of European protected areas and policy implications

J McGinlay, V Gkoumas, J Holtvoeth, RFA Fuertes… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic led to many European countries imposing lockdown measures
and limiting people's movement during spring 2020. During the summer 2020, these strict …

An introduction to decision science for conservation

V Hemming, AE Camaclang, MS Adams… - Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity conservation decisions are difficult, especially when they involve differing
values, complex multidimensional objectives, scarce resources, urgency, and considerable …

Citizen science and marine conservation: a global review

R Kelly, A Fleming, GT Pecl… - … Transactions of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Climate change, overfishing, marine pollution and other anthropogenic drivers threaten our
global oceans. More effective efforts are urgently required to improve the capacity of marine …

Governance and conservation effectiveness in protected areas and indigenous and locally managed areas

Y Zhang, P West, L Thakholi… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Increased conservation action to protect more habitat and species is fueling a vigorous
debate about the relative effectiveness of different sorts of protected areas. Here we review …

Climate change and marine turtles: recent advances and future directions

AR Patrício, LA Hawkes, JR Monsinjon… - Endangered Species …, 2021 - int-res.com
Climate change is a threat to marine turtles that is expected to affect all of their life stages. To
guide future research, we conducted a review of the most recent literature on this topic …

Well-being outcomes of marine protected areas

NC Ban, GG Gurney, NA Marshall, CK Whitney… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Marine protected areas are advocated as a key strategy for simultaneously protecting
marine biodiversity and supporting coastal livelihoods, but their implementation can be …

Assessing spillover from marine protected areas and its drivers: A meta‐analytical approach

M Di Lorenzo, P Guidetti, A Di Franco, A Calò… - Fish and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Overfishing may seriously impact fish populations and ecosystems. Marine protected areas
(MPAs) are key tools for biodiversity conservation and fisheries management, yet the …

Inviting ecologists to delve deeper into traditional ecological knowledge

Z Molnár, D Babai - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2021 - cell.com
Ecologists and conservationists increasingly acknowledge that traditional ecological
knowledge (TEK) is vital for a better understanding and conservation of biodiversity; for …