Earth's Largest Protected Area: One Step CloserMay 19, 2009 — Conservation groups today welcomed the announcement by Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett to establish a Conservation Zone over the entire Coral Sea within Australian waters and called on the Minister to ensure sufficient resources for his Department to carry out a full and prompt assessment of the area.
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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, designated as the largest marine reserve in the world in 2006 and the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument and other marine monuments in the U.S. Pacific Islands in 2009, our aim — over the five year life of the project — is to establish three to five world-class, no-take marine reserves that will provide ecosystem-scale benefits and help conserve our global marine heritage. | |
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Latest NewsRising tide of action to protect marine areas - The Age - 20 May 2009 Conservation groups welcome Government's 'first big step' to protect the Coral Sea - Coalition of Conservation Groups - 19 May 2009 Coral Sea gets new conservation zone - Sydney Morning Herald - 19 May 2009 Australia Moves to Protect the Coral Sea - Voice of America - 19 May 2009 Coral Sea Conservation Zone announced - The World Today - 19 May 2009 Coral Sea gets interim conservation status - The World Today - 19 May 2009 East Marine Region - Coral Sea Conservation Zone established - Powerboat-world.com - 19 May 2009 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. Download a factsheet on the project (PDF). |
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