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Pride in Laos: WCS and Rare help communities reduce threats to National Parks in Laos

By Steve Watkins, Vice President of Rare’s Asia, Pacific, Africa and Caribbean Programs

On a recetn visit to laos, I spent a morning in Luang Prabang, with Rare alumni Soulisak (“Sak”) Vannalath to discuss his experiences as a Rare Pride Campaign Manager and the longer term results since his Pride campaign’s completion in 2006.
It was growing awareness of the success of Sak’s campaign that ultimately lead to Rare’s second campaign in Laos - the Tiger conservation campaign at the Nam Et – Phou Louey National Protected Area near Viengthong, lead by Campaign Manager Santi (“Joy “) Saypanya.

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Nassau Tribune letter to the editor: Harvesting of lobsters during closed season must stop

From Nassau Tribune on-line.  Well done D'Shan for whatever you did to help this get published!

http://www.tribune242.com/editorial/08162010_Lobster_letters_pg4forMonday

 

Letter: Harvesting of lobsters during closed season must stop

 

Published On:Monday, August 16, 2010

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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Short interview with Mayor of Dauin, Negros Orientale province, about the benefits of the MPAs in his municipality,

Please view this short video interview from when Rare met the Honorable Mayor Rodrigo Dauin for the second time in November 2009.

It is on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKHOTlzL608

 

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INTERNATIONAL attempts to curb illegal fishing activities are not working, a group of researchers have warned.

Illegal fishing crackdown not working
Published:  10 June, 2010

INTERNATIONAL attempts to curb illegal fishing activities are not working, a group of researchers have warned.

 

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Stanford researchers study the impact of fishing on remote coral reefs

Contact: Mark Shwartz
mshwartz@stanford.edu
650-723-9296
Stanford University
 

A tale of two atolls

Stanford researchers study the impact of fishing on remote coral reefs

Coral reefs – kaleidoscopes of pink anemones and silver sharks – are the planet's most colorful ecosystems and among its most endangered, say marine scientists.

As global warming raises ocean temperatures, many corals blanch and die, a phenomenon called "coral bleaching." And pumping large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere could make the ocean more acidic, further decimating corals and the fish that depend on them for food and shelter.