Marine reserves
Our oceans cover most of our planet, but have been undervalued and over-exploited for too long. Greenpeace campaigns for large-scale networks of marine reserves, 'ocean sanctuaries' off limits to destructive human impacts. As well as protecting special places and amazing species, these will give our worlds' seas breathing space to recover, and help rebuild fisheries too.
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Is the UK finally getting serious on marine protection?
As you probably know by now, marine reserves have a huge role to play in ensuring a future for our oceans, which is why we fish-huggers campaign so vehemently...
Is the UK finally getting serious on marine protection?
As you probably know by now, marine reserves have a huge role to play in ensuring a future for our oceans, which is why we fish-huggers campaign so vehemently...
At last, some good news on marine reserves...
Location of the proposed new South Orkneys MPA. Map © UKFCO
... or Marine Protected Areas, in government speak. On Tuesday the Foreign Office announced the...
Tomorrow will be too late...
Every once in a while in my meanderings through the web, I come across something that really hits the spot - like this amazing animation from...
Good news for fisheries - if we take the right action?
So. Is the glass half full, or half empty?
There are of course other options, and it may well be difficult to tell because you are looking at the glass from a...
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