The Mafia Island Marine Park (MIMP) off the southeast coast of Tanzania is officially established by a resolution of the Tanzanian National Assembly. Its attempt at conserving marine resources creates problems for locals who rely on marine ecosystems for income.
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The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea resulted from the third UN Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III) between 1973 and 1982 and reforms the Law of the Sea Treaty, which formally outlines modern international policy regarding the oceans and marine resources.
In 1971, the United Nations initiates the ratification of the Seabed Arms Control Treaty, which protects the world’s seabeds from the introduction of nuclear weapons and waste.
Matthew Kelly describes how national parks were a component of the social democratic transformation of post-war Britain, which quickly became a focus for anxiety about the rise of mass car ownership and agricultural intensification.
This issue of Earth First! discusses the rehabilitation of wilderness and visionary proposals for big wilderness.
In this issue of Earth First! the development of the blockade actions against road building through National Forest Roadless Areas is discussed. Rick Davis calls for action to save the Hokkaido Brown Bear in Japan, Tom Starr and Axel Hannemann discuss the local fight against storing nuclear waste in West Germany, and Graham Innes reports on the measures to preserve the Daintree Rainforest of the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland, Australia.
In this issue of Earth First! the hope is still strong for preserving the Cathedral Forest in Oregon; Mike Roselle, Marcy Willow, and Robert Brothers provide an update on the current situation in Middle Santiam; Greg Marskell describes how taxes destroy rainforests; Ronnie Hawkins discusses how green politics emerged in North America; and so much more.
In this issue of Earth First! Mike Roselle tells the story of 15 protesters who were arrested for taking action against logging in the Middle Santiam, Oregon.
In this issue of Earth First!, the movement proposes 6 million acres of national forest wilderness in Arizona, Clod Funnstonn discusses Arctic national wildlife refugees, the ecology movement in Australia is described by Bill Devall, and Dear Ned Ludd has plenty of ideas on how to defeat the forces of industrial totalitarianism.
In this issue of Earth First! the story of Oregon, the Forest Service, and the NO-GO ROAD movement continues. The importance of the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park is discussed, a proposal for natural forest wilderness areas in Idaho is presented, and the utility of smoke bombs in order to delay or disrupt an activity is considered.