Indonesia declares marine reserves in a biodiversity hotspot

Indonesia's Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Mr Freddy Numberi, announced in May the establishment of a marine reserve encompassing 900 000 hectares of the Indonesian archipelago of Raja Ampat off the north-western tip of West Papua.

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ECOS Magazine 2007 (Issue 137)

From This Issue

Piecing together Australia's climate change picture

Wave power push for new WA desalination plant

A legend lives on in the salty West

The benefit to the economy of early climate change action

Engaging international communities for whale shark conservation

Review – Scientific approach to an emotional – and political – issue

Events Calendar

Using sewage and mining wastes to make arable land

Commercial fishermen agree to protect Coral Sea reefs

Millions allocated to Micronesia to meet climate change challenge

Indonesia declares marine reserves in a biodiversity hotspot

Nanotube membranes for energy efficient desalination

Preparing for sea-level rise

Letting down the marshes

Business challenged to make its own path to carbon rewards

Improving performances in the boardroom

A call for tougher groundwater management

Review – Reuse locally at e-cycled.com

Plastic membrane to bring down the cost of CO₂ capture

Spider man in the hunt for a safer insecticide

Smart fishing sets a standard in NZ

Editorial: Planning for contingencies

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