The UK Government agrees to create the world's largest marine reserve around the Pitcairn Islands, a UK Overseas Territory in the South Pacific
Terence P. Dawson
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School of the Environment, University of Dundee, DD1 4HN, UK. Email: t.p.dawson@dundee.ac.uk
Pacific Conservation Biology 21(2) 108-112 https://doi.org/10.1071/PC14916
Submitted: 9 April 2015 Accepted: 16 April 2015 Published: 16 June 2015
Abstract
In March 2015, the UK Government announced their intention to create the World’s largest marine reserve in the territorial waters of the Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific Ocean. This achievement followed a concerted effort by a consortium of scientists, environmental campaigners and Members of Parliament, who engaged cooperatively in the building of the scientific evidence base and advocacy campaigns.
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