Dr Peter Jones is a Reader in Environmental Governance in the Department of Geography, University College London (UCL). He has spent more than 20 years undertaking inter-disciplinary research on the governance of human uses of marine resources, particularly in relation to marine protected areas (MPAs) and marine spatial planning (MSP).
Marine protected areas - or MPAs - can serve as important tools to conserve marine habitats, manage fisheries sustainably and make food supplies more secure.
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