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Addressing the Achilles' heel of marine protected areas

  • March 21, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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Addressing the Achilles' heel of marine protected areas
New research led by James Cook University (JCU) emphasizes that the success of marine protected areas (MPAs) depends largely on understanding and influencing people's behaviors within their borders. The study demonstrates that effective conservation relies on compliance—a critically underappreciated issue that needs to be systematically and adaptively addressed.

Originally published at Phys.org

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