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Most large-scale conservation policies are anticipated or announced in advance. This risks the possibility of preemptive resource extraction before the conservation intervention goes into force. Click on the link below to access the full paper. 

Promising to solve an environmental problem may initially worsen it, according to researchers from UCSB and the University of Oregon. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

A humpback whale calf is expected to die after it lost its entire tail after becoming entangled in an abandoned fishing net. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Crustaceans and mollusks foreign to the United States have survived up to six years riding on ocean trash. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

Ahead of a full ban, fishing increased 130 percent in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in the South Pacific, setting back projected efforts to let nature rebuild fish stocks by 18 months, researchers say. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

 

...the Pacific island nation of New Caledonia recently announced increased protection measures for the coral ecosystems off its coast. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

40% of the world’s 230 major watersheds have lost more than half of their original tree cover and more than 2 billion people lack access to reliable safe drinking water. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

In a settlement with environmental groups, the Trump administration has agreed to designate critical Pacific Ocean habitat for endangered humpback whales. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

The Fisheries Ministry is looking at declaring more marine protected areas around the country. The ministry’s Principal Fisheries Officer, Richard Veeran says some of Fiji’s wide range coastal fishery resources has become over-exploited over the years.

From the Galápagos Islands to New Zealand, organisations are fighting to save at-risk wildlife from predators. Click on the link below to read the full article.