Who would have guessed?
Good thing that @blueactionfund.org, we collect this data for all our almost 300 sites at project start - and end!
#OceanOptimism #MPAGuide #EffectiveMPAs
Good thing that @blueactionfund.org, we collect this data for all our almost 300 sites at project start - and end!
#OceanOptimism #MPAGuide #EffectiveMPAs
Shocking new paper shows that well-designed marine protected areas that get staffing and implementation work
(This is my shocked face)
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
(This is my shocked face)
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Marine protected areas stage of establishment and level of protection are good predictors of their conservation outcomes
Global targets should track MPA quality and quantity. This is the first study using
a new science-based framework across 123 MPAs and tying levels of protection and stages
of establishment directly to...
www.cell.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Who would have guessed?
Good thing that @blueactionfund.org, we collect this data for all our almost 300 sites at project start - and end!
#OceanOptimism #MPAGuide #EffectiveMPAs
Good thing that @blueactionfund.org, we collect this data for all our almost 300 sites at project start - and end!
#OceanOptimism #MPAGuide #EffectiveMPAs
🙏 @oceanthayne.bsky.social for all the work on this, including your efforts to share with the MPA funder community how we apply #MPAguide. Much appreciated.
September 8, 2026 at 10:12 AM
🙏 @oceanthayne.bsky.social for all the work on this, including your efforts to share with the MPA funder community how we apply #MPAguide. Much appreciated.
What can we learn from 254 #MPAs across 25 countries?
Our 1st site-based analysis of our grant portfolio, looking at sizes, level of protection & establishment, and changes over time. Timely inspiration for forthcoming OECM Guide? ogy.de/SSI2026 #30x30 #MPAGuide #10YearsBlueAction
Our 1st site-based analysis of our grant portfolio, looking at sizes, level of protection & establishment, and changes over time. Timely inspiration for forthcoming OECM Guide? ogy.de/SSI2026 #30x30 #MPAGuide #10YearsBlueAction
September 8, 2026 at 10:12 AM
What can we learn from 254 #MPAs across 25 countries?
Our 1st site-based analysis of our grant portfolio, looking at sizes, level of protection & establishment, and changes over time. Timely inspiration for forthcoming OECM Guide? ogy.de/SSI2026 #30x30 #MPAGuide #10YearsBlueAction
Our 1st site-based analysis of our grant portfolio, looking at sizes, level of protection & establishment, and changes over time. Timely inspiration for forthcoming OECM Guide? ogy.de/SSI2026 #30x30 #MPAGuide #10YearsBlueAction
🌊3 yrs @blueactionfund.org – never a dull moment!✨
- Managed 5 grants across 4 countries
- Project visits to MD, NAM & CV
- Collected & analysed site + MPAGuide data for 180+ sites
- Learned the ropes of mapping
- Worked with an amazing team💙
And above all: a ton of #OceanOptimism
Excited for more.
- Managed 5 grants across 4 countries
- Project visits to MD, NAM & CV
- Collected & analysed site + MPAGuide data for 180+ sites
- Learned the ropes of mapping
- Worked with an amazing team💙
And above all: a ton of #OceanOptimism
Excited for more.
July 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🌊3 yrs @blueactionfund.org – never a dull moment!✨
- Managed 5 grants across 4 countries
- Project visits to MD, NAM & CV
- Collected & analysed site + MPAGuide data for 180+ sites
- Learned the ropes of mapping
- Worked with an amazing team💙
And above all: a ton of #OceanOptimism
Excited for more.
- Managed 5 grants across 4 countries
- Project visits to MD, NAM & CV
- Collected & analysed site + MPAGuide data for 180+ sites
- Learned the ropes of mapping
- Worked with an amazing team💙
And above all: a ton of #OceanOptimism
Excited for more.
Upcoming: Next week we publish review of our Grant Portfolio based analysing 254 #MPAs and our grantees work based on #MPAguide. #30x30 #10YearsBlueAction @oceanthayne.bsky.social
September 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Upcoming: Next week we publish review of our Grant Portfolio based analysing 254 #MPAs and our grantees work based on #MPAguide. #30x30 #10YearsBlueAction @oceanthayne.bsky.social
Using the #MPAguide @ @blueactionfund.org to assess progress of supported MPAs ❤️
➡️ Clear progress on level of protection & stage of establishment
➡️ size of bubble indicates MPA size!
➡️ MPA ≠ MPA
#MPAinsights 🌊📊
➡️ Clear progress on level of protection & stage of establishment
➡️ size of bubble indicates MPA size!
➡️ MPA ≠ MPA
#MPAinsights 🌊📊
How to best visualise progress of @blueactionfund.org's grant programme? @oceanweigand.bsky.social & @oceanthayne.bsky.social testing re progress in MPA management 👇... Any thoughts?
March 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Using the #MPAguide @ @blueactionfund.org to assess progress of supported MPAs ❤️
➡️ Clear progress on level of protection & stage of establishment
➡️ size of bubble indicates MPA size!
➡️ MPA ≠ MPA
#MPAinsights 🌊📊
➡️ Clear progress on level of protection & stage of establishment
➡️ size of bubble indicates MPA size!
➡️ MPA ≠ MPA
#MPAinsights 🌊📊
New paper just dropped: We looked at the 100 largest marine protected areas on the planet and assessed them against the #MPAGuide
The bad news: a lot of MPAs are bad!
The good news: some MPAs are good!
Deeper analysis here:
www.americanprogress.org/article/beyo...
The bad news: a lot of MPAs are bad!
The good news: some MPAs are good!
Deeper analysis here:
www.americanprogress.org/article/beyo...
Beyond 30x30: Global Ocean Conservation Quality Is Lagging Behind Quantity
The international community’s commitment to protect at least 30 percent of our ocean by 2030—a goal known as “30×30”—is both inspiring and challenging; but this effort must go beyond mere numbers and ...
www.americanprogress.org
May 9, 2024 at 3:39 PM
New paper just dropped: We looked at the 100 largest marine protected areas on the planet and assessed them against the #MPAGuide
The bad news: a lot of MPAs are bad!
The good news: some MPAs are good!
Deeper analysis here:
www.americanprogress.org/article/beyo...
The bad news: a lot of MPAs are bad!
The good news: some MPAs are good!
Deeper analysis here:
www.americanprogress.org/article/beyo...
Just been reading this excellent paper on making #MPAs more effective & equitable using the #MPAGuide, love the infographics on how to assess existing MPAs- something we should be considering locally
NEW PAPER ALERT: We did a meta-analysis of all the MPA Guide analyses done to date and found:
1. We need to go beyond area targets
2. Standardized assessments help us understand global conservation better
3. Local context matters in understanding conservation
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1. We need to go beyond area targets
2. Standardized assessments help us understand global conservation better
3. Local context matters in understanding conservation
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Assessments of expected MPA outcomes can inform and improve biodiversity conservation: Case studies using The MPA Guide
Global, regional, and national targets have been set to protect and conserve at least 30 % of the ocean by 2030, in recognition of the important benef…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:52 AM
We squeezed @blueactionfund.bsky.social's grant programme into the #MPAGuide to illustrate diversity of sites our partners work on. Our Board loved it... Check out mpa-guide.protectedplanet.net
November 4, 2023 at 10:10 PM
We squeezed @blueactionfund.bsky.social's grant programme into the #MPAGuide to illustrate diversity of sites our partners work on. Our Board loved it... Check out mpa-guide.protectedplanet.net
Thanks for sharing!
As a visual learning person, I found very useful these databases to see the implementation and its impacts:
www.protectedplanet.net/en/search-ar...
mpatlas.org/mpaguide/
obis.org
As a visual learning person, I found very useful these databases to see the implementation and its impacts:
www.protectedplanet.net/en/search-ar...
mpatlas.org/mpaguide/
obis.org
Explore the World's Protected Areas
Protected Planet is the most up to date and complete source of data on protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs), updated monthly with submissions from governments, ...
www.protectedplanet.net
July 1, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Thanks for sharing!
As a visual learning person, I found very useful these databases to see the implementation and its impacts:
www.protectedplanet.net/en/search-ar...
mpatlas.org/mpaguide/
obis.org
As a visual learning person, I found very useful these databases to see the implementation and its impacts:
www.protectedplanet.net/en/search-ar...
mpatlas.org/mpaguide/
obis.org
🚨 Paper Alert!🚨
🐟 🎣 Assessment of Spanish #MPAs with the #MPAGuide:
📏 63 % of the protected surface is not strict enough to protect biodiversity.
🔎Only 7 % of total protection falls within fully or highly protected areas.
📰 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
@cnrs.fr @ocean-climate.bsky.social
🐟 🎣 Assessment of Spanish #MPAs with the #MPAGuide:
📏 63 % of the protected surface is not strict enough to protect biodiversity.
🔎Only 7 % of total protection falls within fully or highly protected areas.
📰 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
@cnrs.fr @ocean-climate.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
🚨 Paper Alert!🚨
🐟 🎣 Assessment of Spanish #MPAs with the #MPAGuide:
📏 63 % of the protected surface is not strict enough to protect biodiversity.
🔎Only 7 % of total protection falls within fully or highly protected areas.
📰 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
@cnrs.fr @ocean-climate.bsky.social
🐟 🎣 Assessment of Spanish #MPAs with the #MPAGuide:
📏 63 % of the protected surface is not strict enough to protect biodiversity.
🔎Only 7 % of total protection falls within fully or highly protected areas.
📰 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
@cnrs.fr @ocean-climate.bsky.social
Trist historie, og man skal edderlåsme kigge langt efter ordentligt beskyttet natur i det caribiske. Historien om Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary er dog en lillebitte solstrålehistorie midt i det hele - tjek den ud min ven. Den vil du synes om.
mpatlas.org/mpaguide/#-7...
mpatlas.org/mpaguide/#-7...
January 7, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Trist historie, og man skal edderlåsme kigge langt efter ordentligt beskyttet natur i det caribiske. Historien om Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary er dog en lillebitte solstrålehistorie midt i det hele - tjek den ud min ven. Den vil du synes om.
mpatlas.org/mpaguide/#-7...
mpatlas.org/mpaguide/#-7...
🐟 Le Guide des #AMP (#MPAguide)
🌍 Un cadre mondial pour la protection marine
👀 Un guide interactif
🔗 storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/34ff...
🌍 Un cadre mondial pour la protection marine
👀 Un guide interactif
🔗 storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/34ff...
June 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🐟 Le Guide des #AMP (#MPAguide)
🌍 Un cadre mondial pour la protection marine
👀 Un guide interactif
🔗 storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/34ff...
🌍 Un cadre mondial pour la protection marine
👀 Un guide interactif
🔗 storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/34ff...
Marine protected areas are even more useful than what we thought, study says. #MPAs #OceanOptimism #MPAguide https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.2075 @djm_MEEG @sfgucsb @dbarneche @bode_e
November 22, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Marine protected areas are even more useful than what we thought, study says. #MPAs #OceanOptimism #MPAguide https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.2075 @djm_MEEG @sfgucsb @dbarneche @bode_e
"What should the post #2020agenda be ? Today, there is a real opportunity for States to work together in order to implement a better #oceanprotection within the upcoming international conference on the #ocean "
#MPAguide #MarineProtectedArea
#MPAguide #MarineProtectedArea
February 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"What should the post #2020agenda be ? Today, there is a real opportunity for States to work together in order to implement a better #oceanprotection within the upcoming international conference on the #ocean "
#MPAguide #MarineProtectedArea
#MPAguide #MarineProtectedArea
Only one-third of what counts towards global targets is likely to deliver the desired biodiversity benefits. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #30x30 #MPAGuide #MPAtlas #MPAs #OceanConservation #MarineProtection
Ocean protection quality is lagging behind quantity: Applying a scientific framework to assess real marine protected area progress against the 30 by 30 target
The international community set a global conservation target to protect at least 30% of the ocean by 2030 (“30 × 30”) to reverse biodiversity loss, including through marine protected areas (MPAs). Ho...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Only one-third of what counts towards global targets is likely to deliver the desired biodiversity benefits. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #30x30 #MPAGuide #MPAtlas #MPAs #OceanConservation #MarineProtection
We need those 30% to be #FullyProtected and #HighlyProtected otherwise we will end up at calling "strict" protection or "strong" protection things that are not.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.03.008
#MPAguide #30x30 #WorldOceanDay https://twitter.com/VSinkevicius/status/1269902268570181633
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.03.008
#MPAguide #30x30 #WorldOceanDay https://twitter.com/VSinkevicius/status/1269902268570181633
November 22, 2024 at 5:07 PM
We need those 30% to be #FullyProtected and #HighlyProtected otherwise we will end up at calling "strict" protection or "strong" protection things that are not.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.03.008
#MPAguide #30x30 #WorldOceanDay https://twitter.com/VSinkevicius/status/1269902268570181633
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.03.008
#MPAguide #30x30 #WorldOceanDay https://twitter.com/VSinkevicius/status/1269902268570181633
#MPAguide Analysis of 🇳🇴:
🌊 91% of #MPAs area 'Minimally Protected' or 'Incompatible with conservation'
🌊 9% 'Lightly Protected'
🌊 0.1% 'fully protected'
🌊 0 'Highly Protected'
@oceanthayne.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🌊 91% of #MPAs area 'Minimally Protected' or 'Incompatible with conservation'
🌊 9% 'Lightly Protected'
🌊 0.1% 'fully protected'
🌊 0 'Highly Protected'
@oceanthayne.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Data on marine protection levels in Norwegian MPAs: A national application of The MPA guide
This dataset provides the first harmonized and validated classification of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Norwegian waters according to The MPA Guid…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 13, 2026 at 1:33 PM
#MPAguide Analysis of 🇳🇴:
🌊 91% of #MPAs area 'Minimally Protected' or 'Incompatible with conservation'
🌊 9% 'Lightly Protected'
🌊 0.1% 'fully protected'
🌊 0 'Highly Protected'
@oceanthayne.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🌊 91% of #MPAs area 'Minimally Protected' or 'Incompatible with conservation'
🌊 9% 'Lightly Protected'
🌊 0.1% 'fully protected'
🌊 0 'Highly Protected'
@oceanthayne.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Can marine reserves work if they still allow fishing? One UK bay suggests 'Yes.'" https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2021/09/can-marine-reserves-work-if-they-still-allow-fishing-one-uk-bay-suggests-yes/ via @AnthropoceneMag #MPAGuide cc @Kirsten_GC
November 8, 2024 at 7:12 AM
"Can marine reserves work if they still allow fishing? One UK bay suggests 'Yes.'" https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2021/09/can-marine-reserves-work-if-they-still-allow-fishing-one-uk-bay-suggests-yes/ via @AnthropoceneMag #MPAGuide cc @Kirsten_GC
5 insights from the new #MPAGuide that can help improve ocean conservation | Read more on the @unepwcmc website: https://www.unep-wcmc.org/news/5-insights-from-the-new-mpa-guide-that-can-help-improve-ocean-conservation
5 insights from the new MPA Guide that can help improve ocean conservation - UNEP-WCMC
World Conservation Monitoring Centre
www.unep-wcmc.org
November 8, 2024 at 7:05 AM
5 insights from the new #MPAGuide that can help improve ocean conservation | Read more on the @unepwcmc website: https://www.unep-wcmc.org/news/5-insights-from-the-new-mpa-guide-that-can-help-improve-ocean-conservation
THANK YOU also to @_jsullivanstack @Kirsten_GC @JaneLubchenco and the #MPAGuide community: my own version, framed🖼️ in glass!! 🤩
cc @TaotaoTasi @JaneLubchenco46
cc @TaotaoTasi @JaneLubchenco46
November 8, 2024 at 12:49 AM
THANK YOU also to @_jsullivanstack @Kirsten_GC @JaneLubchenco and the #MPAGuide community: my own version, framed🖼️ in glass!! 🤩
cc @TaotaoTasi @JaneLubchenco46
cc @TaotaoTasi @JaneLubchenco46
[PUBLICATION] @ScienceMagazine releases the #MPAGuide 📖!
Written by 43 experts, including @JoachimClaudet @criobe_pf @ocean_climate, this guide offers a unified approach around the implementation of #AMPs & their ecological benefits 🐠
youtube.com/watch?v=ertnVv…
Written by 43 experts, including @JoachimClaudet @criobe_pf @ocean_climate, this guide offers a unified approach around the implementation of #AMPs & their ecological benefits 🐠
youtube.com/watch?v=ertnVv…
MPA Guide Animation Chapter 2: Four Elements Of The MPA Guide
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
[PUBLICATION] @ScienceMagazine releases the #MPAGuide 📖!
Written by 43 experts, including @JoachimClaudet @criobe_pf @ocean_climate, this guide offers a unified approach around the implementation of #AMPs & their ecological benefits 🐠
youtube.com/watch?v=ertnVv…
Written by 43 experts, including @JoachimClaudet @criobe_pf @ocean_climate, this guide offers a unified approach around the implementation of #AMPs & their ecological benefits 🐠
youtube.com/watch?v=ertnVv…
[PUBLICATION] @ScienceMagazine publie le #MPAGuide 📖!
Rédigé par 43 experts, dont @JoachimClaudet @criobe_pf @ocean_climate, ce guide offre une approche unifiée autour de la mise en place des #AMP & de leurs bénéfices écologiques 🐠
youtube.com/watch?v=ertnVv…
Rédigé par 43 experts, dont @JoachimClaudet @criobe_pf @ocean_climate, ce guide offre une approche unifiée autour de la mise en place des #AMP & de leurs bénéfices écologiques 🐠
youtube.com/watch?v=ertnVv…
MPA Guide Animation Chapter 2: Four Elements Of The MPA Guide
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
[PUBLICATION] @ScienceMagazine publie le #MPAGuide 📖!
Rédigé par 43 experts, dont @JoachimClaudet @criobe_pf @ocean_climate, ce guide offre une approche unifiée autour de la mise en place des #AMP & de leurs bénéfices écologiques 🐠
youtube.com/watch?v=ertnVv…
Rédigé par 43 experts, dont @JoachimClaudet @criobe_pf @ocean_climate, ce guide offre une approche unifiée autour de la mise en place des #AMP & de leurs bénéfices écologiques 🐠
youtube.com/watch?v=ertnVv…
"AMP en 🇫🇷: la protection forte comme réponse au déclin de la biodiversité marine"
Pour assurer l'efficacité écologique des #AMP, il est primordial que la France favorise la protection intégrale ou haute🌊
Retour sur les enjeux de définition 👇#MPAGuide
bit.ly/3f4WDUK
Pour assurer l'efficacité écologique des #AMP, il est primordial que la France favorise la protection intégrale ou haute🌊
Retour sur les enjeux de définition 👇#MPAGuide
bit.ly/3f4WDUK
Aires marines protégées en France: la protection forte comme réponse au déclin de la biodiversité marine - Plateforme Océan & Climat
Avec 524 aires marines protégées (AMP), couvrant près de 32% de la zone économique exclusive (ZEE) française, la France aurait déjà atteint l’objectif de 30% d’AMP sur son territoire. Pourtant, ce chiffre est loin de représenter une protection qualitative des eaux françaises. D’une part le niveau de protection reste faible, avec moins de 2% de
bit.ly
February 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"AMP en 🇫🇷: la protection forte comme réponse au déclin de la biodiversité marine"
Pour assurer l'efficacité écologique des #AMP, il est primordial que la France favorise la protection intégrale ou haute🌊
Retour sur les enjeux de définition 👇#MPAGuide
bit.ly/3f4WDUK
Pour assurer l'efficacité écologique des #AMP, il est primordial que la France favorise la protection intégrale ou haute🌊
Retour sur les enjeux de définition 👇#MPAGuide
bit.ly/3f4WDUK