People's dominance of ecosystems is changing conservation. Issues of revenue, food
security, human wellbeing, and equity dominate political decisions. Protected areas are …

On some measures, the global governance of plastic is improving. Curbside recycling and
community cleanups are increasing. Companies like Toyota, Walmart, and Procter & …

Sustainable development requires improvement of both the quantity and quality of protected
areas (PAs). This paper reviews the assessments of PAs' effectiveness and provides further …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly being used globally to conserve marine
resources. However, whether many MPAs are being effectively and equitably managed, and …

Marine protected areas are advocated as a key strategy for simultaneously protecting
marine biodiversity and supporting coastal livelihoods, but their implementation can be …

Large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs) are rapidly increasing. Due to their sheer
size, complex socio-political realities, and distinct local cultural perspectives and economic …

Abstract In South Africa, marine protected areas (MPAs) continue to be a favoured tool for
biodiversity conservation and fisheries management. Efforts to expand the network of MPAs …

There is growing policy and academic interest in transferring ecosystem service values from
existing valuation studies to other ecosystem sites at a large geographic scale. Despite the …

Global conservation policy requires the scaling up of effectively and equitably managed
networks of marine protected areas (MPAs). While progress has been made on spatial …

Marine ecosystems and the services they provide contribute greatly to human well-being but
are becoming degraded in many areas around the world. The expansion of Marine …