{"id":2603,"date":"2021-07-16T11:20:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T11:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/?p=2603"},"modified":"2021-07-16T11:20:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T11:20:32","slug":"the-western-indian-ocean-region-has-declared-550000-square-kilometers-as-protected-a-63-jump-since-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wiomsa.org\/wiompan\/2021\/07\/16\/the-western-indian-ocean-region-has-declared-550000-square-kilometers-as-protected-a-63-jump-since-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"The Western Indian Ocean region has declared 550,000 square kilometers as protected, a 63% jump since 2015!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Western Indian Ocean region has declared 143* marine and coastal areas as protected \u2013 an area covering 553,163 square kilometers, representing 7 percent of the total Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the region \u2013 according to a new publication by the UN Environment Programme \u00a0(UNEP)-Nairobi \u00a0Convention \u00a0and \u00a0the \u00a0Western\u00a0 Indian \u00a0Ocean Marine Science Association.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Marine Protected \u00a0Areas Outlook<\/a>, released today, indicates that almost half of the total area \u2013 an estimated 63 percent of the overall square kilometers \u2013 was brought under protection in the seven years \u00a0since the 2015 \u00a0adoption of Sustainable Development Goal 14.5, which \u00a0committed countries to conserving at least \u00a010 percent of their marine and coastal areas by 2020.<\/p>\n

This Outlook examines the \u00a0current \u00a0and \u00a0future \u00a0status of Marine \u00a0Protected\u00a0 \u00a0Areas \u00a0(MPAs) in Comoros,\u00a0 Kenya, \u00a0France (in \u00a0its \u00a0Western \u00a0Indian Ocean \u00a0territories), \u00a0Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, and Tanzania, emphasizing the increased commitment of countries to strengthen marine \u00a0protection. \u00a0In 2019 \u00a0alone, \u00a0Seychelles brought 30 percent \u00a0of its Exclusive Economic Zone under protection, \u00a0safeguarding the habitats of 2,600\u00a0 species, while South Africa declared 20 new MPAs \u00a0\u2013 enabling both countries to exceed \u00a0the 10 percent target. Comoros has developed new MPA-specific legislation, while over three hundred Locally Managed Marine \u00a0Areas \u2013 i.e., areas in which coastal communities shoulder the mantle of conservation \u2013 have been declared across the region.<\/p>\n

*At the time this publication was finalized<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the\u00a0Press Release.<\/a><\/p>\n

Download the\u00a0MPA Outlook.<\/a><\/p>\n

View<\/a> the interactive dashboards, key takeaways, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Western Indian Ocean region has declared 143* marine and coastal areas as protected \u2013 an area covering 553,163 square kilometers, representing 7 percent of the total Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the region \u2013 according to a new publication by the UN Environment Programme \u00a0(UNEP)-Nairobi \u00a0Convention \u00a0and \u00a0the \u00a0Western\u00a0 Indian \u00a0Ocean Marine Science Association.<\/p>\n

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