In the South Atlantic Ocean, the 245 inhabitants of a four-island archipelago including Tristan da Cunha island have designated 90% of their territorial waters as a Marine Protected Area, protecting its animals and safeguarding biodiversity. These waters will now become a “no-take zone” where fishing, mining, and other extractive measures are banned.
This is a significant step toward achieving the global 30/30 initiative and its target of protecting 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030.
Read National Geographic’s photo-essay, which includes a global map of protected marine areas, here.