| ACTION ALERT: Act Now to Help Protect U.S. Pacific Waters! Support for the Mariana Trench Marine National MonumentCommunity leaders in the Mariana Islands are calling on the public to support the proposed monument; citing the positive benefits to industry, education, and the environment. A broad spectrum of the Mariana Islands public is calling on President George W. Bush to designate the proposed monument citing the positive benefits for conservation, tourism, education, and research. Watch videos from Friends of the Monument Letters of support for the monument Learn more about the proposed Mariana Trench National Monument Global Ocean Legacy is a project initiated by the Pew Environment Group in partnership with the Oak Foundation, the Robertson Foundation and the Sandler Family Supporting Foundation. | Protecting the Special Places in the SeaWorld-scale marine reserves—places where no fishing or other extractive activity is allowed—protect our global marine heritage for future generations and celebrate our shared ocean legacy. Building on the historic precedent of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, our aim—over the next five years—is to establish three to four large, world-class, no-take marine reserves that will provide ecosystem-scale benefits and help conserve our global marine heritage. | |
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Latest NewsThe deepest legacy - The Miami Herald - 19 November 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Northern Marianas Public School Students Submit 500 Letters to President Bush - Friends of the Monument - 22 October 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Friends of the Monument Release Petition with over 5500 signatures - Friends of the Monument - 21 October 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Friends of the Monument Release Signature Advertisement - Friends of the Monument - 20 October 2008 New rules of engagement for the marine monument proposal - Saipan Tribune - 24 October 2008 Along the Paseo de Marianas - Saipan Tribune - 24 October 2008 Letter to the Editor: New rules of engagement for the marine monument proposal - Marianas Variety - 24 October 2008 |
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