Official Declaration. SA Has 20 New MPAs

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South Africa's Marine Protected Areas. The target is to increase the country's protected estate by 0.5% per annum and achieve about 28% of land and sea under protection by 2036.

While most countries declare one marine protected area at a time, South Africa announced this week it had declared 20 new marine protected areas (MPAs) bringing the total to 42.

The Government Gazette notices No. 42478 (84 pages) and 42479 provide exact details of each MPA.

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