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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"marine protection"”.
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The global network of marine protected areas: developing baselines and identifying priorities
Recently adopted global marine protection targets aim to protect 10-30% of marine habitats within the next 3 to 5 years. However, these targets were adopted without prior assessment of their attainability. Moreover, our ability to monitor progress towards such targets has been constrained by a lack …
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Constructing wilderness: the nexus of preservation and ocean-space in the United States
… Looking to the Wilderness Act of 1964 and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, this research establishes how the former fails to construct ocean wilderness and how the latter does much the same. Despite the ocean’s prominent place as the largest earth covering, the …
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Spiritual experiences and environmentalism of recreational users in the marine environment: New Zealand surfers and scuba divers
… dimension: the spiritual connection to the marine environment. This dimension has long been recognised in relation to the lives of Indigenous people and is now being acknowledged through international law as an important aspect of the lives of all people. International law has the potential …
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The Potential for Marine Protected Areas in the San Francisco Bay
… decades, very little has been done establishing marine protected areas in the San Francisco Bay. In 2009, with the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), California adopted a regional network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to effectively protect its coastal waters. All designated regions of the …