Glover's Reef Marine Reserve (IMAGE)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Glover's Reef Marine Reserve

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This image shows Glover's Reef Marine Reserve in Belize. A fundamental step-change involving an increase in funding and political commitment is urgently needed to ensure that protected areas deliver their full conservation, social and economic potential, according to an article published today in Nature by experts from Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Queensland, and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA).

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Caleb McClennen (c) WCS

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