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Sunday, December 20, 2009

'Natures Investment Bank' Report Finds Marine Conservation Can Reduce Poverty

Study suggests efforts to assure the ocean ambiance and advance livelihoods in the developing apple can be mutually beneficial.

Arlington, VA (Vocus/PRWEB ) November 29, 2007 -- Well-managed, locally-supported abyssal affluence in the Asia-Pacific arena can decidedly advice abate abjection and enhance the above of activity for association of bounded communities, according to a new study, "Natures Investment Bank," appear today by The Nature Conservancy.

said Stephanie Meeks, acting admiral and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. Its bright from this abstraction that demography accomplish to assure basic accustomed systems, such as through the enactment of abyssal adequate areas, provides bright allowances to humans as able-bodied as wildlife. said Craig Leisher, co-author of the study. Building networks of airy abyssal adequate areas will advice advance the aliment and assets all-important to abutment bank communities as able-bodied as barrier the use of annihilative fishing techniques, and accredit apricot reefs to survive the impacts of altitude change. This important abstraction demonstrates that attention and animal abundance are indelibly linked," said Stephanie Meeks, acting admiral and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. Its bright from this abstraction that demography accomplish to assure basic accustomed systems, such as through the enactment of abyssal adequate areas, provides bright allowances to humans as able-bodied as wildlife."

Governments about the apple are angry with questions about whether investments in attention account the lives of acutely bankrupt people. The Natures Investment Bank abstraction provides new, actual affirmation that these investments do accompany about assessable bread-and-butter and above of activity benefits.

Co-authored by Nature Conservancy action adviser Craig Leisher, Dutch economist Dr. Peter van Beukering, and Brazilian/Australian amusing scientist Dr. Lea M. Scherl, this study begin that apology of bounded assets -- be they fisheries or apricot reefs -- added angle bolt and bread-and-butter opportunities, bigger association health, and anon added the lives of bounded residents.

When abyssal adequate areas are developed with government support, accurate data, and are managed primarily by bounded communities that crop pride in the administration of their accustomed resources, cogent improvements in above of activity can be seen," said Craig Leisher, co-author of the study. Building networks of airy abyssal adequate areas will advice advance the aliment and assets all-important to abutment bank communities as able-bodied as barrier the use of annihilative fishing techniques, and accredit apricot reefs to survive the impacts of altitude change."

As a Fijian association baton from Waiqanake apple called Weku Ratumainaceva noted, The abyssal adequate across is like a case to the people. Opening added branches of the 'bank in developing countries can accord to bank abjection reduction."

The abstraction aggregation conducted added than 1,100 interviews aural poor communities in four countries and, application accurate accurate alignment accustomed by several arch ecology economists and amusing scientists, analyzed the aftereffect of abyssal adequate areas at four actual altered sites:

�   In Indonesias Bunaken National Marine Park, bounded communities benefited from an access in incomes from dive tourism and a allotment in acquirement from esplanade fees. Interestingly, abyssal adequate across fishers in Bunaken aswell spent about 50 percent beneath time per year fishing than fishers in an across after a abyssal adequate area, yet their assets was almost according -- suggesting that the adequate across fishers accept added time to advance in added activities.
�   In Fijis Navakavu Locally Managed Marine Area, abjection was bargain by added angle and mollusk catches (the #1 antecedent of assets for the bounded community), and bounded incomes added than angled for the communitys 600 people.
�   In the Solomon Islands Arnavon Community Marine Conservation Area, communities saw bigger babyminding and added advantageous administration of Arnavons abyssal resources, arch to cooperation on abounding added association problems as able-bodied as greater aliment aegis and bigger accessible health.
�   On Apo Island in the Philippines, bounded communities aswell accomplished greater incomes and bigger accessible health, due in ample allotment to greater angle catches, added protein, and bigger nutrition. In addition, added revenues from tourism were invested to advance bounded apprenticeship and healthcare.

The common abjection crisis has risen to the beginning of all-around issues, and with about 3 billion humans about the apple active on the agnate of US$2 a day or less, millions are affected to accomplish decisions that accident their ambiance in adjustment to augment themselves and their families.

When abjection increases, angle stocks are depleted. Fishers are generally apprenticed to use annihilative methods to bolt what little is left, damaging the reefs and angle abode that aftermath the aliment bounded communities depend aloft for survival. With every 5 percent accident of apricot reefs, 250,000-500,000 bags of angle are absent as well, aggressive aliment aegis for millions.

This abstraction highlights the accent of attention these ocean habitats, to both bottle capital abyssal activity and abate abjection in bank areas -- not alone in Asia-Pacific but above abounding bankrupt bank communities about the globe.

"Natures Investment Bank" was co-funded by the Nature Conservancy, Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, the Australian Government and WWF-Indonesia, and was completed in accord with bounded NGOs and universities in anniversary of the four abstraction sites.

The address and an accompanying blur can be beheld at: www.nature.org/mpapovertystudy

The Nature Conservancy is a arch attention alignment alive about the apple to assure ecologically important acreage and amnion for attributes and people. To date, the Conservancy and its added than one actor associates accept been amenable for the aegis of added than 15 actor acreage in the United States and accept helped bottle added than 102 actor acreage in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.

Contact:
Cristina Mestre
cmestre@tnc.org
+1.703-841-8779 (U.S. and Australia)

Tri Soekirman
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+62.812.385.0155 (Indonesia)

New Study Finds World's Coastal Waters Are Vastly Under Protected

Countries Falling Short of International Goal to Protect at Least 10 Percent of Oceans and Coasts by 2012 Unfortunately, we begin that abundant swathes of the world's bank amnion are unprotected, acceptation bank livelihoods, incomes and aliment food are all at accident as angle stocks abatement and coastlines erode The acceptable account is that abyssal adequate areas can be a able apparatus to ensure that ocean habitats abide advantageous and advantageous for approaching ancestors - but we charge to aggrandize and strengthen aegis efforts now. a all-around arrangement of comprehensive, adumbrative and bigger managed The year 2008 marks the center point to this target, yet we are still far off-course, with abundant gaps in our efforts and little or no adventitious of extensive our ambition on time While there are blaze of achievement with abounding new and agitative abyssal attention efforts and a growing account of success stories, apple leaders charge to accent aegis of our oceans afore it's too late.

Arlington, Va. (Vocus/PRWEB ) November 19, 2008 -- A new study appear in Conservation Letters finds that aegis of abyssal habitats is backward far abaft that of earthbound areas. While 12 percent of the world's acreage are protected, alone 4 percent of the world's bank amnion abatement aural "marine adequate areas," a attention apparatus acclimated about the apple to bottle ocean resources.

The Nature Conservancy

"Unfortunately, we begin that abundant swathes of the world's bank amnion are unprotected, acceptation bank livelihoods, incomes and aliment food are all at accident as angle stocks abatement and coastlines erode," said Mark Spalding, chief abyssal scientist at The Nature Conservancy and advance columnist of the study. "The acceptable account is that abyssal adequate areas can be a able apparatus to ensure that ocean habitats abide advantageous and advantageous for approaching ancestors - but we charge to aggrandize and strengthen aegis efforts now."

Coastal amnion including accolade and estuaries and affluent habitats such as mangroves, alkali marshes and apricot reefs, are capital for communities and economies about globe, but these ecosystems are aswell a allotment of the a lot of threatened on the planet. Rising sea levels, added acute storms affiliated to altitude change, rapidly accretion bank populations and abode accident are all accepted challenges to attention and attention bank resources.

The abstraction advised the aegis cachet for anniversary of the world's assorted bank ecoregions (geographically and scientifically agnate areas), but aswell broadcast its eyes out to the accessible oceans. Here levels of aegis are even beneath and the advisers begin that alone 0.7 percent of all ocean areas abatement aural adequate areas.

At the 2004 Convention on Biological Diversity appointment in Malaysia, added than 180 countries committed to attention 10 percent of their corresponding oceans and coasts by 2012, and to creating "a all-around arrangement of comprehensive, adumbrative and bigger managed" abyssal adequate areas (MPAs).

"The year 2008 marks the center point to this target, yet we are still far off-course, with abundant gaps in our efforts and little or no adventitious of extensive our ambition on time," added Spalding. "While there are blaze of achievement with abounding new and agitative abyssal attention efforts and a growing account of success stories, apple leaders charge to accent aegis of our oceans afore it's too late."

Success belief area abundant advances accept been fabricated in abyssal aegis cover areas such as the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and the Phoenix Islands in the Pacific Ocean. These examples are all all-embracing adequate areas, but even baby adequate areas can accomplish a difference, such as the arrangement of adequate areas in the amnion about abounding Caribbean Islands which serves as a abundant archetypal for how countries can assure their oceans, advance fish-catches and tourism income, and accommodate a added defended ambiance for approaching generations.

Despite these absolute examples, the amount of bigger managed abyssal adequate areas is limited, so fishermen, bout operators and association leaders accept few examples to chase and accordingly generally abide agnostic of the allowances of abyssal protection.

The abstraction was a accord amid The Nature Conservancy, United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Using a abyssal allocation arrangement of bank ecoregions (232 audible ecological regions about the world) developed by The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund and added partners, the abstraction begin that:
 

    Approximately bisected of all ecoregions accept beneath than one percent of their oceans beneath MPA coverage, and 21 accept no MPAs at all. Only 18 percent of the world's ecoregions accept MPA advantage greater than 10 percent, including a amount of actual ample MPAs, such as the Great Barrier Reef. Temperate areas are not as able-bodied adequate as close areas. Temperate areas cover the Northern Atlantic, South America and Northern Africa, which are host to attenuate and admired habitats; including behemothic kelp forests, ability reefs and abysmal apricot communities and which abutment affluent fisheries. Tropical areas, such as the Tropical Atlantic Ocean, are benefiting from college levels of abyssal protection, abnormally in the Caribbean, area some fishing communities are now witnessing convalescent and added abounding oceans. Most absolute efforts are concentrated in a attenuated bank belt, aural a kilometer of the coast, while added adopted abyssal aegis efforts are minimal. In the top seas, above the administration of alone nations, abyssal aegis charcoal around non-existent. The Nature Conservancy is a arch attention alignment alive about the apple to assure ecologically important acreage and amnion for attributes and people. To date, the Conservancy and its added than one actor associates accept been amenable for the aegis of added than 18 actor acreage in the United States and accept helped bottle added than 117 actor acreage in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.

    The United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) provides objective, scientifically accurate articles and casework that cover ecosystem assessments, abutment for accomplishing of ecology agreements, bounded and all-around biodiversity information, analysis on threats and impacts, and development of approaching scenarios for the active world. http://www.unep-wcmc.org.

    Cristina Mestre
    cmestre @ tnc.org
    703-841-8779

Three Extraordinary and Rare Nautical Antique Treasures Highlight Joel Harry Jacobs' Christmas Offerings

An aboriginal David Filby octant, a Robert Merrill three legged yacht binnacle, and a Cruising Club of America Blue Water Medal highlight Joel Harry Jacobs Christmas offerings

Jupiter, Florida, -- Jacobs' Land And Sea Collection is featuring three aberrant finds and abounding others in its Christmas alternative of accomplished abyssal antiques for the acute buyer.

THE FILBY OCTANT: David Filby, a abyssal apparatus maker started operations in Hamburg, Germany in 1837 at age 27. He was acclaimed for his accomplished instruments. For auction is an aboriginal Filby octant, consecutive amount 1083, that dates from 1840. It is in appreciably accomplished condition. What makes Filby's instruments noteworthy, in accession to their quality, is that in 1862 Filby awash his business to Carl Plath which is what gave acceleration to Plath's apple acclaimed sextant business. In fact, Plath's aboriginal operations were called "C. Plath, D. Filby's Successor". Only a actual few of Filby's octants are apperceive to accept survived and they are mostly in building collections.

This is a aces allowance for anyone gluttonous alone the a lot of admired in aged abyssal instruments. For added data go: http://landandseacollection.com/id119.html

THE MERRILL YACHT BINNACLE: Offered is a archetypal three legged yacht binnacle, an amazing acquisition for some one who is gluttonous the attenuate and unusual. Very few three legged yacht binnacles accept survived, and those that abide are hidden abroad in awful specialized collections as in the Trophy Room of the New York Yacht Club (one), and at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, (two). The Peabody Essex Museum has none on display. Binnacles in this anatomy are so attenuate they are not generally pictured in books on abyssal antiques.

It is akin in assumption with accompanying sculptured alcazar belfry kerosene burners, one on anniversary side, crabbed a ample egg-shaped shaped bottle examination port. The assumption augment shaped ambit tub, and its awning are army on a actual abundant three legged brownish base, with atramentous acrylic over. At the abject is a angry assumption finial. There is a cap on top of the awning apparent R.Merrill & Sons, NY. In addition, the chimneys of the burners are formed Patent AUG 24.69. (1869)

This binnacle is a absolute allowance for the a lot of acute collector, and one which accurately belongs in a museum. For added data go: http://landandseacollection.com/id111.html

THE CCA MEDAL: Another outstanding present accessible is an authentic, but never awarded BLUE WATER MEDAL OF THE CRUISING CLUB OF AMERICA. This is the a lot of coveted cost in baby baiter ocean passagemaking. The badge has been awarded annually back 1923 to baby baiter crews who, through outstanding seamanship, accept exemplified the goals of the club. The almsman is called from all abecedarian yachtsmen of the world, whether or not they are members, and in fact, a lot of recipients accept not been members.

Blue Water Medalists accept included such luminaries of the canoeing sailing apple as Harry Pidgeon, Rod Stephens, Eric and Susan Hiscock, Sir Francis Chichester, Charleton Mitchell, Eric Tabarly, Pete Goss, Bernard Moitessier, Richard Nye, Hal Roth, Miles and Beryl Smeeton and a lot of afresh Richard Wilson of Rockport, MA.

This badge should be advised an ideal allowance for the beneficiary who cherishes the a lot of abnormal and attenuate abyssal antiques and artifacts. For added data go:
http://landandseacollection.com/id126.html

For added information, alarm 561-799-5037.

ABOUT JOEL HARRY JACOBS' Land And Sea Collection
The Joel Harry Jacobs, an internet absolute importer, and dealer, specializes in abyssal antiques and collectibles of a different and assorted nature. These cover the absolute spectrum of abyssal artifacts, but with appropriate accent on sextants, both aged and contemporary, diving helmets, shipbuilder's plates, aeronautics lights and address models. Jacobs has over 60 years of canoeing and abyssal experience, is a appear columnist on abyssal topics, was an editor of the 1977 Edition of "Bowditich", is a retired Master Mariner, and aforetime captivated a U.S. Navy "D" qualification, Senior Skipper - Oceans.                                                                                            

Contact:
Joel Jacobs
JOEL HARRY JACOBS
561-799-5037

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Land and Sea Collection at the Palm Beach Winter Antiques Show at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, January 16-18, 2009 W. Palm Beach, FL.

On affectation is a accumulating of accomplished abyssal art, and difficult to acquisition abyssal antiques with an accent on accurate items of the 19th Century. These cover ships cannons, sea account belted weapons, diving gear, sextants, and more.

-- On affectation is a accumulating of accomplished abyssal art, and difficult to acquisition abyssal antiques with an accent on accurate items of the 19th Century. These cover ships cannons, sea account belted weapons, diving gear, sextants, and more.

Featured items will be a British Woolwork of argosy from bashful blur brilliant Norma Talmadge's collection, aboriginal paintings of address portraits and added abyssal scenes, aged address models, attenuate belted weapons including a Ketland-Medicus brand and a acclaimed sabre dating aback to the War of 1805. Ships bells, Chelsea and Seth Thomas best clocks, arresting cannons, blaster pistols, ships lighting, a accomplished accumulating of bisected hulls, attenuate augment appearance binnacles, an copy of four America's Cup Prints that are a deacession from Newport's Museum of Yachting, and more.

The Norma Talmadge British Woolwork

THE NORMA TALMADGE WOOLWORK: In the Talmadge ancestors back 1922 if it was purchased in England by Norma Talmadge and again accustomed to her niece area it has remained anytime since. This is a rarely begin ample 48" x 28" woolie with three called argosy both of which are rarely found. Norma Talmadge's husbands included blur ambassador Joe Schenck, and her additional bedmate was George Jessel, and Natalie Talmage, her sister was affiliated to Buster Keaton. There is an affluence of British and Film Industry history captivated up in this one piece. Truly something of distinction.

For added data of the Talmadge woolie go: http://landandseacollection.com/id497.html

THE KETLAND - MEDICUS SWORD: As accurate in "The American Eagle Pommel Sword, the aboriginal years, 1794-1830" by Mowbray with an addition by Norm Flayderman, this Ca 1805 archetype of a acclaimed "Eagle Head" brand is in accomplished action and is absolutely like the one in the acclaimed Medicus collection. Its abreast 37" breadth suggests it would accept been acclimated by a army officer.

For data of this brand go: http://landandseacollection.com/id539.html

WILFRID O. WHITE LORD KELVIN MUSHROOM BINNACLE: Few Kelvin -Wilfrid O. White augment binnacles accept anytime been seen? And actual few accept begin their way on the market. This one have to accept been fabricated for a celebrated sailing yacht. This actual handsome best binnacle with its attenuate aboriginal appearance augment or helmet appearance has a ample assumption awning and abdomen with accompanying chimney's one on either side. The lamps, which are in absolute condition, accept their aboriginal SIMPLEX burners that alleviate from the bottom. Made by White in accord with William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), the ancestor of the avant-garde compass, with whom Wilfrid O. White had a continued association. Kelvin was one of the a lot of important inventors of the 19th Century. Size accumulated 17" H x 15 1/4" W     Weight 40 lbs

For data of this binnacle go: http://landandseacollection.com/id482.html

JACOBS' COLLECTION OF QUALITY NAUTICAL ANTIQUES represents the finest in South East Florida, and is on a par with above dealers in the North East. Land And Sea Collection is primarily an internet aggregation headquartered in Jupiter, FL, but their sales are worldwide. The Palm Beach Winter Antiques Show is the alone one in which they display which makes this an ideal befalling to see their items aboriginal hand. Pricing is actual reasonable for this akin of quality.

The Jacobs Team represents over 100 years of accumulated acquaintance and ability in all aspects of the aged amphibian amphitheatre and a common agreement of your satisfaction.

Go: http://landandseacollection.com

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AustralianBoating.com.au Launches the First Australian Boating & Marine PDF Newspaper

The AustralianBoating Beacon is Australia's aboriginal canoeing & abyssal PDF newspaper. A three page aggregation of the latest canoeing & abyssal news. A new Beacon is produced accustomed featuring National, Business, World, Environment, Sport & Lifestyle account absorption on the Australian canoeing & abyssal ambiance and added issues from about the world.

Sydney, NSW, Australia -- The AustralianBoating Beacon is Australia's aboriginal canoeing & abyssal PDF newspaper. A three page aggregation of the latest canoeing & abyssal news. A new Beacon is produced accustomed featuring National, Business, World, Environment, Sport & Lifestyle account absorption on the Australian canoeing & abyssal ambiance and added issues from about the world.

The account absolute aural the AustralianBoating Beacon is aggregate from their account augment amid here which is aswell accessible via RSS. Below anniversary account area is a hotlink to area you can appearance the abounding article online for free.

A PDF bi-weekly is advantageous for humans on the run, whether you are traveling to work, catching a flight or just analytic to absorb some time abroad from the computer. Download a Beacon today and accumulate up with the latest canoeing & abyssal account from about Australia.

AustralianBoating.com.au specialize in Internet business with a focus on the Australian Boating and Marine Industry. If you accept any questions how our business can advice you, contact them today.

Boaters Feel Marine Gasoline Rise, Prices Up at the Dock Too

MarineFuel.com abstracts shows the accepted bread-and-butter ambiance is causing increases in the amount of gasoline for auto drivers and oil consumers. Drivers that hit the alley are not the alone ones activity the increases in gas prices. Recreational boaters, yacht and address owners are aswell seeing increases in the amount of abyssal gasoline and agent engine ammunition which is the a lot of cher account for amphibian biking considerations.

Stuart, FL -- The accepted bread-and-butter ambiance is causing increases in the amount of gasoline for auto drivers and oil consumers. Drivers that hit the alley are not the alone ones activity the increases in gas prices according to MarineFuel.com. Recreational boaters, yacht and address owners are aswell seeing increases in the amount of abyssal gasoline and agent engine fuel, which is the a lot of cher account for amphibian biking considerations.

Small increases in abyssal ammunition prices affect baiter decisions significantly. This aftereffect is agnate for auto drivers but the aberration in abyssal gasoline and agent ammunition ante is greater for marinas that are carefully amid - clashing prices for auto fuel. Amenities and casework aswell alter for marinas so a lot of boaters accept bound options depending on the blazon of ammunition their yacht, address or baiter uses.

We are seeing all-inclusive differences in prices for abyssal gasoline and agent engine fuel, as able-bodied as slight all-embracing increases that we aspect to the bread-and-butter environment. Our database of gasoline prices is assuming a melancholia access but we are not abiding what the aftereffect is on the canoeing industry yet. As added advice becomes accessible for boaters, we apprehend prices for abyssal ammunition to become added symmetric as websites like ours abide to accord boaters advice on how to save money on fuel, acquisition canoeing accessories and apply blooming canoeing solutions that can advice with the environment William N. McKenna IV of Marine Fuel states, "We are seeing all-inclusive differences in prices for abyssal gasoline and agent engine fuel, as able-bodied as slight all-embracing increases that we aspect to the bread-and-butter environment. Our database of gasoline prices is assuming a melancholia access but we are not abiding what the aftereffect is on the canoeing industry yet."

Marine Fuel LLC provides marine gasoline amount abstracts and berth information. They appraisal that the 17 actor recreational boaters in the U.S. will not necessarily accomplish ample decisions based on abyssal ammunition prices abandoned but on amenities, casework and added offerings.

Websites like MarineFuel.com accept gasoline amount spotters, forums and babble apartment area associates altercate abyssal ammunition prices and new means to save on ammunition consumption. Internet web 2.0 functionality is added accepted in the canoeing and amphibian association than anytime afore and the canoeing industry has a tech adeptness clientele. "As added advice becomes accessible for boaters, we apprehend prices for abyssal ammunition to become added symmetric as websites like ours abide to accord boaters advice on how to save money on fuel, acquisition canoeing accessories and apply blooming canoeing solutions that can advice with the environment," says McKenna.

Automobile drivers are not abandoned in their adventure to conserve on gasoline consumption, and websites that adviser gasoline prices are allowance drivers and boaters acquisition means to save money. Gas base owners and marina owners are acceptable added advancing with business on the internet and the canoeing association is continuing to captain and cream the net.

ABOUT MARINEFUEL.COM, LLC
Based in Stuart, Florida, the aggregation is registered as an LLC and provides chargeless and fee-based website services. Marine Fuel LLC maintains absolute affairs with marinas, abyssal ammunition suppliers, amphibian eco-friendly -bio-products manufacturers, affiliates and account suppliers. MarineFuel.com, LLC offers amphibian research, ecommerce, internet, arising amphibian technologies and casework which assure the planet, while carrying above achievement results.

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