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Time to protect the ocean: what is an 'MPA' and why do we need them?
Jun 3, 2020
What is ocean protection? When does a marine area officially count as “protected”? What’s the difference between a marine reserve and a marine park? How much of the global ocean is protected?
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All good questions – but inconsistency and diverging positions over the answers can obscure progress and distract attention away from the urgent goal of actually conserving and restoring marine biodiversity. With the clock ticking for meeting Sustainable Development Goal target 14.5 to protect 10% of marine areas by the end of 2020, and marine protected areas (MPAs) an essential tool for securing a sustainable, equitable post-COVID-19 recovery, the time has come to agree upon a common language of ocean protection and get everyone on the same page.
A new Graphic Guide to MPAs aims to do just that – with a welcome injection of comic relief.
Launched this week to coincide with the Virtual Ocean Dialogues deep dive panel on Ocean Protection , the comic-style booklet uses visual storytelling to clarify when biodiversity protection really begins and an MPA can be counted towards the global target. So, while it may take us back to the nautical Adventures of Tintin , the story has a timely and critical purpose: to end the confusion over different types and stages of ocean protection that is interfering with clear accounting and decisions. This clarity will be vital for integrating marine protection into post-COVID-19 recovery plans.
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