New Research Finds Most of the World’s Largest Marine Protected Areas Have Inadequate Protections

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In a setback to efforts to conserve 30 percent of the ocean by 2030, a third of the world’s largest MPAs allow destructive practices like mining and commercial fishing, while others are “paper parks” with no formal conservation measures.

Many existing marine protected areas might be something like screen doors on a submarine, at least as far as their impact on ocean conservation.

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