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New Caledonia and France create huge Marine Protected Area

Saturday, May 17, 2014 / Environment / Leave a Comment

More good news people ! New Caledonia – and France – are creating a marine protected area (MPA) of huge size : 1.3 million square kilometers : the parc naturel de la mer de Corail. This park will be amongst the largest MPAs in the world. Thanks to that, 16 percent of the waters under French jurisdiction are now …

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Marine Protected Areas increase tenfold

Tuesday, December 4, 2012 / Environment / Leave a Comment

Here are good news for marine conservation.To the BBC : ” A report to a UN meeting on biodiversity in Hyderabad reports that more than 8.3 million sq km – 2.3% of the global ocean area – is now protected.” ” The percentage is small but the rapid growth in recent times leads to hope …

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