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

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Grorud-Colvert, Kirsten, Sullivan-Stack, Jenna, Roberts, Callum, Constant, Vanessa, Horta e Costa, Barbara, Pike, Elizabeth P., Kingston, Naomi, Laffoley, Dan, Sala, Enric, Claudet, Joachim, Friedlander, Alan M., Gill, David A., Lester, Sarah E., Day, Jon C., Gonçalves, Emanuel J., Ahmadia, Gabby N., Rand, Matt, Villagomez, Angelo, Ban, Natalie C., Gurney, Georgina G., Spalding, Ana K., Bennett, Nathan J., Briggs, Johnny, Morgan, Lance E., Moffitt, Russell, Deguignet, Marine, Pikitch, Ellen K., Darling, Emily S., Jessen, Sabine, Hameed, Sarah O., Di Carlo, Giuseppe, Guidetti, Paolo, Harris, Jean M., Torre, Jorge, Kizilkaya, Zafer, Agardy, Tundi, Cury, Philippe, Shah, Nirmal J., Sack, Karen, Cao, Ling, Fernandez, Miriam, Lubchenco, Jane·2021·Science

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Consistency in conservation: Marine protected areas (MPAs) are now well established globally as tools for conservation, for enhancing marine biodiversity, and for promoting sustainable fisheries. That said, which regions are labeled as MPAs varies substantially, from those that full protect marine species and prohibit human extraction to those that permit everything from intensive fishing to mining. This inconsistency can in some cases inhibit both conservation and quantifying the proportion of the marine environment that is truly protected. Grorud-Colvert et al . review the consistency of MPAs and propose a framework by which levels of protection can be evaluated and improved. —SNV

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Grorud-Colvert, K., Sullivan-Stack, J., Roberts, C., Constant, V., Horta e Costa, B., Pike, E. P., Kingston, N., Laffoley, D., Sala, E., Claudet, J., Friedlander, A. M., Gill, D. A., Lester, S. E., Day, J. C., Gonçalves, E. J., Ahmadia, G. N., Rand, M., Villagomez, A., Ban, N. C., Gurney, G. G., Spalding, A. K., Bennett, N. J., Briggs, J., Morgan, L. E., Moffitt, R., Deguignet, M., Pikitch, E. K., Darling, E. S., Jessen, S., Hameed, S. O., Di Carlo, G., Guidetti, P., Harris, J. M., Torre, J., Kizilkaya, Z., Agardy, T., Cury, P., Shah, N. J., Sack, K., Cao, L., Fernandez, M., & Lubchenco, J.
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Published
2021-09-10
Volume
373
Issue
6560
Pages
eabf0861-eabf0861
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  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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561
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155
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Grorud-Colvert, K., Sullivan-Stack, J., Roberts, C., Constant, V., Horta e Costa, B., Pike, E. P., Kingston, N., Laffoley, D., Sala, E., Claudet, J., Friedlander, A. M., Gill, D. A., Lester, S. E., Day, J. C., Gonçalves, E. J., Ahmadia, G. N., Rand, M., Villagomez, A., Ban, N. C., . . . Lubchenco, J. (2021). The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf0861

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