When good intentions are not enough … Insights on networks of “paper park” marine protected areas

Rife, Alexis; Erisman, Brad; Sanchez, Alexandra; Aburto‐Oropeza, Octavio

doi:10.1111/j.1755-263x.2012.00303.x

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When good intentions are not enough … Insights on networks of “paper park” marine protected areas

Published in Conservation Letters • Nov 5, 2012

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Alexis Rife

Brad Erisman

Alexandra Sanchez

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Abstract In efforts to protect the world's oceans, the Convention on Biological Diversity has moved the goal of establishing marine protected areas (MPAs) to cover 10% of the ocean from 2012 to 2020. This adjustment suggests that the rush to establish MPAs without proper resources does not resolve c...

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Marine protected area

Convention on Biological Diversity

Marine conservation

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