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I specialize in marine #SocialEcological research, using place-based case studies to inform #management or meta-analyzes to impact #policy. @CNRS @criobe_pf
Oct 24, 2022 17 tweets 21 min read
🚨Paper Alert🚨

Marine protected areas #MPAs are increasingly promoted as #ocean-based #solution to #ClimateChange, but their contribution to climate change #adaptation and #mitigation remains contentious. Our meta-analysis of 22,403 papers brings clarity. Link below.

🧵(1/17) 🙈Spoiler alert🙉

#FullyProtected #MPAs can can significantly enhance:

©️ carbon sequestration
🌊 coastal protection
🐟 biodiversity
🐡 reproductive capacity of marine organisms
🎣 fishers’ catch
💰 fishers’ income

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Apr 27, 2020 4 tweets 6 min read
(1/4) The #ocean is central to human well-being but an expanding human footprint is placing it at risk. 6% of the #Mediterranean Sea is covered by a #MarineProtectedArea (#MPA) but this percentage is far from telling the whole story...

doi.org/10.1016/j.onee… Image (2/4) Evaluating the #protection levels of the 1062 Mediterranean #MPAs we show that 95% of this area do not impose #regulations stronger inside than outside #MPAs.

doi.org/10.1016/j.onee… Image