New paper:  ‘Effective Public Participation is Fundamental for Marine Conservation—Lessons from a Large-Scale MPA’ 

A new paper by Jon Day, published in Coastal Management, outlines the importance of effective public participation to achieve effective marine conservation. The paper cites examples of the lessons learned during the Representative Areas Program (RAP).  The RAP was a key component of the widely acclaimed rezoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and was, at … Continue reading New paper:  ‘Effective Public Participation is Fundamental for Marine Conservation—Lessons from a Large-Scale MPA’ 

Helping to improve management effectiveness in Indian coastal and marine protected areas

I was recently invited by the Wildlife Institute of India (with funding from GIZ India) to visit the Andaman Islands, a 2.5 hour flight east from Chennai.  The trip was primarily to workshop a draft approach that I had developed to assist the Indians to better assess the management effectiveness of their MPAs.  Together with … Continue reading Helping to improve management effectiveness in Indian coastal and marine protected areas

Conversation piece: Great Barrier Reef bleaching stats are bad enough without media misreporting

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Jon C. Day, PhD candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University The widespread bleaching event occurring across the Great Barrier Reef is unprecedented in scale and severity. It has rightly gained global media attention. Sadly, however, some of … Continue reading Conversation piece: Great Barrier Reef bleaching stats are bad enough without media misreporting