marine protected areas

Expanding the concept of 'blue carbon’: Cefas science on coastal ecosystems and their role in tackling climate change

Ruth Parker, Michelle Devlin and Julie Bremner, 8 December 2023 - adaptation, blue carbon, Climate Change, Deep-sea, marine protected areas, mNCEA, Monitoring, Socio Economics

The importance of mangroves and other blue carbon ecosystems in mitigating the impacts of climate change is once again high on the agenda at this year’s Nature, Land-use, and Oceans Day at the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai. …

Too hot to handle? Marine climate change risks and opportunities for adaptation in the Gulf

Will Le Quesne, 30 November 2023 - adaptation, Climate Change, marine protected areas, Policy, Science

As world leaders meet at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai this week, Cefas Middle East Programme Director Will Le Quesne, discusses the challenge of climate change facing the …

Learning lessons from (almost) a decade of MPA monitoring in English waters: where are we now and what happens next?

Tammy Noble-James, Sophie Lozach and Mark Etherton, 13 November 2023 - marine protected areas, Monitoring, Uncategorized

In recent years it has become clear, both in the UK and globally, that interventions are urgently needed to protect our precious marine wildlife and safeguard the resources provided to us by the sea. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are tools …

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