The Pilar Municipal Marine Park: A story of success pt. 1 (case study)

Local PMMP fisherman Pabling – Picture by Vincent Lumbab (Eco Gov) In 2009 the Pilar Marine Park in the Municipality of Pilar was awarded the prestigious “Most outstanding Marine Protected Area of the Philippines” prize by the MPA Support Network … Continue reading

Marine Protected Areas can help preserve the world’s fisheries and the Coral Triangle (video)

“Fisheries management around the world has failed. We now have the capacity to be able to catch the last fish, the last whale, the last dolphin, the last shell.” If the above embedded video does not display,

Creating a lasting sanctuary for the mighty taimen fish in Mongolia

“It’s important that we not assume our conservation program is having a good effect, but that we actually monitor it against hard data.” WWF Mongolia’s Rare Pride campaign will protect the taimen fish in the Onon River by working with … Continue reading

“Let’s go out there and find out what’s working” (How to Change Things When Change is Hard)

“Focusing on what is working, however small, and generating enthusiasm for taking what works, taking a bright spot and replicating it and taking a bright spot to scale is a very simple but powerful idea.” — Brett Jenks If the above embedded … Continue reading

Bright Spot in Conservation: Dr. Nigel Asquith on finding incentives for farmers to protect cloud forests in the Andes

“What we’re doing is working with the local farmers to get the people using these water resources downstream to start kicking in some money themselves for conservation, so in the long term we no longer need our support, we no … Continue reading