Pondera Beach, Gabon. Photo courtesy of: © Andrew G. Cooper & Orrin H. Pilkey
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The African nation of Gabon has announced the creation of the continent’s largest network of marine protected areas, covering 20,500 square miles…
Read Full Article, Yale E360 (06-06-2017)
Gabon Announces World’s Newest Underwater Reserve, Rich in Threatened Wildlife; National Geographic (11-22-2014)
The central African nation of Gabon recently declared almost a quarter of its territorial sea off-limits to commercial fishing, creating a first-of-its-kind network of marine protected areas in the region…
Marine reserves help mitigate against climate change, say scientists, Science Daily (06-05-2017)
Mozambique creates Africa’s largest coastal marine reserve; WWF (11-09-2012)
Three Nations Create Giant Reserves for Ocean Life; National Geographic (09-09-2016)
World’s Largest Single Marine Reserve Created in Pacific; National Geographic (03-18-2015)
Chile Creates Largest Marine Reserve in the Americas; National Geographic (10-05-2015)
Ecuador creates Galápagos marine sanctuary to protect sharks, Guardian UK (03-21-2016)
Australia creates largest area of marine reserves; (06-15-2012)
Hawaii Is Now Home to an Ocean Reserve Twice the Size of Texas; National Geographic (08-26-2016)
