March 30, 2006
3/30 - We're Number Three!: Kiribati creates ENORMOUS M.P.A. in mid-Pacific
Conservation International and the New England Aquarium lead the way in helping create the third largest marine protected area on the planet, surpassed only by Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. It's a big step forward in trying to make the 0.5% protection of the world's oceans look something more like the 12% of the land that is protected.
0.5% down, 19.5% to go (by 2020)
Posted by Randy Olson at March 30, 2006 06:28 AM