Biodiversity: Think big for marine conservation

Weaver, Phil; Johnson, David

Biodiversity: Think big for marine conservation

Weaver, Phil; Johnson, David. 2012 Biodiversity: Think big for marine conservation. Nature, 483 (7390). p399. 10.1038/483399a

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Abstract/Summary

Marine protected areas are key tools for conservation, but they have some serious shortcomings. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has called for these areas to cover 10% of each of the world's marine and coastal eco-regions by the end of 2020. Even this modest target is proving elusive. So far, less than 2% of the ocean has been designated as protected, and nearly all of these areas are in coastal and continental-shelf regions. This is partly the result of a lack of data from the open ocean, and partly because of pressures from various interest groups, which may resist the management of ocean areas with valuable resources.

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1038/483399a

Programmes:

NOC Programmes

ISSN:

0028-0836

Additional Keywords:

Ecology

Date made live:

21 Jan 2013 16:38 +0 (UTC)