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On the science side…

Thirty new posts have recently been uploaded to MedPAN’s web site to highlight interesting MPA-related research papers that have been published over the last few months. Each post presents an overview of the content of the paper in lay terms

Just a few days left to apply: temporary replacement of our Scientific manager – deadline 29/01/21

MedPAN is looking for a talented individual to replace Susan Gallon, our scientific manager, for 7.5 months during her maternity leave. Start of work is planned for early March 2021. Job description. Deadline for application : 29 January 2021

Developing the financial planning capacities of Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean

There is no effective conservation of the marine environment without effective management, and there is no effective management without sustainable financing… But in the Mediterranean, almost all MPA managers consider that their financial needs to manage their MPAs effectively are

Marine environment: EU protection is wide but not deep

2020 is a key year for the EU in terms of meeting conservation objectives under the 2011 biodiversity strategy, the CFP (Common Fisheries Policy) and the MSFD (Marine Strategy Framework Directive). 2021 should see the Conference of the Parties to

Exploring the development of scientific research on Marine Protected Areas: from conservation to global ocean sustainability

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are playing a central role in the achievement of ocean sustainability and, since 2000, their global coverage has increased over ten times. The success of MPAs, and therefore the delivery of their potential outcomes for human

Benefits and gaps in area-based management tools for the ocean sustainable development goal

Sustainable development (SDG) 14* provides a vision for the world’s oceans; however, the management interventions that are needed to achieve SDG 14 remain less clear. This study assessed the potential contributions of seven key area-based management tools (such as fisheries

Evolving the narrative for protecting a rapidly changing ocean, post-COVID-19

Despite notable successes in helping to protect the ocean, the scale of actions is simply not now meeting the overriding scale and nature of the ocean’s problems that confront us. Moving into a post-COVID-19 world, new policy decisions will need

Assessing the capacity of European regional seas to supply ecosystem services using marine status assessments

Ecosystems provide many services to humans, with marine systems contributing a significant proportion of those. These services include provision of food and raw materials, climate regulation and opportunities for recreation, amongst others. This paper describes the work that progresses the

Assessing worth of marine protected areas for the protection of threatened biodiversity using IUCN Red List and Red List Index. A pilot study in six Mediterranean areas

The Mediterranean marine region is considered one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities due to the high occurrence of rare and threatened species, endemism and high species richness. However, several pressures are ongoing and in order to increase

Marine protected areas do not prevent marine heatwave-induced fish community structure changes in a temperate transition zone

Acute climate events like marine heatwaves have the potential to temporarily or permanently alter community structure with effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services. This study aimed to quantify the magnitude and consistency of climate driven community shifts inside and outside

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