Perhaps the Conservation Science Group could be persuaded to look at the Scottish Government's practice of designating Marine Protected Areas without management plans? Which allows high-impact fishing methods, such as trawling & dredging, to continue unabated...
Many MPAs were designated in 2014; the majority still do not have management plans in place.
Well-managed #MPAsWork; #PaperParks don't.
Das Problem hinter den vermeintlichen Schutzgebieten nennt sich »Paper Parks«. Formal geschützt, real jedoch ohne Wirkung.
Wie Paper Parks zu einem richtigen Schutzgebiet »geflippt« werden können, liest im Text von Autorin Leoni. Der Text ist in Kooperation von Flip und @PerspectiveDaily entstanden.
Across the world, around 18,500 marine protected areas have been set up to protect sea life and the ecosystem services that oceans supply, covering about 8% of the sea surface. But according to a new study, some might not work as well in reality as they do on paper. The research published in Marine Policy […]
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