[HTML][HTML] Gaps in protection of important ocean areas: a spatial meta-analysis of ten global mapping initiatives

NJ Gownaris, CM Santora, JB Davis… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
To safeguard biodiversity effectively, marine protected areas (MPAs) should be sited using
the best available science. There are numerous ongoing United Nations and non …

Ocean protection quality is lagging behind quantity: Applying a scientific framework to assess real marine protected area

E Pike, J Maccarthy, S Hameed, N Harasta… - Conservation …, 2024 - hal.science
The international community set a global conservation target to protect at least 30% of the
ocean by 2030 (“30× 30”) to reverse biodiversity loss, including through marine protected …

Ocean protection quality is lagging behind quantity: Applying a scientific framework to assess real marine protected area progress against the 30 by 30 target

EP Pike, JMC MacCarthy, SO Hameed… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The international community set a global conservation target to protect at least 30% of the
ocean by 2030 (“30× 30”) to reverse biodiversity loss, including through marine protected …

[HTML][HTML] Shortfalls in the global protected area network at representing marine biodiversity

CJ Klein, CJ Brown, BS Halpern, DB Segan… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
The first international goal for establishing marine protected areas (MPAs) to conserve the
ocean's biodiversity was set in 2002. Since 2006, the Convention on Biological Diversity …

Where Marine Protected Areas would best represent 30% of ocean biodiversity

Q Zhao, F Stephenson, C Lundquist, K Kaschner… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The IUCN (the International Union for Conservation of Nature) World Conservation
Congress called for the full protection of 30% of each marine habitat globally and at least …

Quantifying biases in marine‐protected‐area placement relative to abatable threats

CD Kuempel, KR Jones, JEM Watson… - Conservation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a critical defense against biodiversity loss in the world's
oceans, but to realize near‐term conservation benefits, they must be established where …

[HTML][HTML] SeaStates G20 2014: How much of the seas are G20 nations really protecting?

KLP Shugart-Schmidt, EP Pike, RA Moffitt… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Marine protected area (MPA) coverage is commonly used as a metric of progress for the
marine conservation movement. Reporting the extent to which governments are contributing …

Mind the gap: addressing the shortcomings of marine protected areas through large scale marine spatial planning

T Agardy, GN Di Sciara, P Christie - Marine Policy, 2011 - Elsevier
A blind faith in the ability of MPAs to counteract loss of biodiversity is fraught with risk,
especially when MPAs are poorly planned and when the consequences of establishing …

[HTML][HTML] A scientific synthesis of marine protected areas in the United States: Status and recommendations

J Sullivan-Stack, O Aburto-Oropeza… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a key tool for achieving goals for biodiversity
conservation and human well-being, including improving climate resilience and equitable …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic planning shows more than half of the most species-rich ocean region is needed to include all species in representative protected areas

Q Zhao, H Huang, MJ Costello - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Convention on Biological Diversity Target 3 aims for at least 30% of each
marine habitat to be protected by 2030. How much biodiversity will be protected depends on …