Shark Ocean Predator Fan

Drifting gear exposes a core weakness: MPAs ban boats but not dFADs that strand in 174 protected areas home to 490 at-risk species including sharks.
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The Trump administration finalized a rule redefining "harm" under the Endangered Species Act to exclude habitat modification, enabling logging,...

US Endangered Species Act Rollback

• 🔥 Habitat Protections Removed: The Trump administration finalized a rollback redefining 'harm' under the...

The Trump administration's redefinition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act now permits habitat destruction, directly threatening nearly 300...

Gopher tortoises now face 'critically endangered' status from the IUCN due to habitat reduced to under 3% of its original range, as the Trump...

Two major economies are advancing ocean protection through distinct but complementary approaches.

• UK joins High Seas Treaty as a full party on 10...

Endangered Species Act Rule Changes

• 🔥 Interior Department rescinds ESA 'harm' definition: The Trump administration finalized a rule rescinding...

The Interior Department has rescinded the ESA definition of "harm," limiting it to direct killing while explicitly allowing habitat destruction via...

• New interactive dashboard visualizes MPA data from WIO country chapters
• Displays SDG 14.5 progress, management effectiveness for 101 MPAs, and...

• A field conservationist voices personal alarm that narrowing "harm" to direct injury ignores habitat loss, the top driver of decline, leaving...

The Trump administration redefined “harm” in the Endangered Species Act to exclude habitat destruction, allowing drilling, mining and development in...

The Trump administration finalized rescission of the ESA's 40-year-old 'harm' definition that protected habitats from modification, despite over...

Endangered Species Act Rollback

• 🔥 Final Rule Published: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published its final regulation altering the...

• Interior finalized rule removing prior "harm" definition that covered habitat modification or degradation
• Revised rule focuses solely on...

SeaWorld Orlando celebrates the third birthday of its three smalltooth sawfish pups, the first born in US human care in 2023 for this critically...

The Trump administration repealed the longstanding "harm" definition under the Endangered Species Act, removing habitat protections to accelerate...

The UK's ratification of the BBNJ Agreement creates the first legal mechanism for marine protected areas on the high seas, directly supporting conservation efforts for sharks and other vulnerable species in international waters.

The Endangered Species Act has saved thousands of species from extinction while enjoying 84% public support.

• Trump administration advances rule...

Maritime spatial planning can advance the 10% strictly protected area target offshore by unifying scarce ecological data, stakeholder input, and...

The UN's inclusion of MPA Day in the Ocean Decade propels South Africa's initiative onto an international platform, strengthening global ocean conservation advocacy and community engagement.