{"id":657,"date":"2020-03-30T18:22:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T18:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/?page_id=657"},"modified":"2025-08-12T06:17:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:17:58","slug":"blueparks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/blueparks\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>The Blue Parks initiative accelerates effective ocean conservation.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-09-at-1.22.41\u202fPM-300x171.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025-07-09 at 1.22.41\u202fPM\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"171\" width=\"300\" title=\"Screenshot 2025-07-09 at 1.22.41\u202fPM\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h3>The Blue Park Standard sets a science-based benchmark for marine protected area quality.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Our-Ocean-Conference-Aldabra-Atoll-Seychelles-Minister-Wallace-Cosgrow-SIF-Jeremey-Raguain-MCI-Lance-Morgan-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"2019 Blue Park Award at OOC - Aldabra, Seychelles\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1920\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Our Ocean Conference -Aldabra Atoll- Seychelles Minister Wallace Cosgrow - SIF Jeremey Raguain - MCI Lance Morgan\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h3>Prestigious Blue Park Awards incentivize the Standard.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Kudzi_Horatio_Sacramento_Jonas_boat_photo-The_Blue_Quest-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"ORM on the new boat sponsored by Marine Conservation Institute and Sallaum Lines\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"Kudzi_Horatio_Sacramento_Jonas_boat_photo-The_Blue_Quest\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<h3>Blue Spark collaborations support local leaders working to achieve the Standard.<\/h3>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"#network-map\" title=\"Blue Parks Network\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\tBlue Parks Network\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<h4>Blue Parks currently cover 1% of the global ocean across 23 countries.<\/h4>\n\t<style>\n.iframe-container-fullheight {\n  min-height: calc(100vh - 91px);\n}\n.iframe-container-fullheight iframe {\n   min-height: calc(100vh - 91px);\n   width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mci-geo.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/Minimalist\/index.html?appid=510b2a3138854986a026ba25270c7f34\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen>iFrames are not supported on this page.<\/iframe>\n<h2>\n\t\tBlue Parks\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tAssembling a Global Network\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>The Blue Parks initiative aims to safeguard marine biodiversity by assembling a strategic network of effective MPAs that includes replicate representation of all marine ecosystems in each biogeographic region and supports marine population persistence.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tBlue Parks Benefits\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>The award, which confers prestige, funding leverage and ecotourism opportunities, aligns governments&#8217; interests with biodiversity conservation. The Blue Park Standard is a global benchmark for conservation effectiveness, and Blue Parks provide models of marine conservation success.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tBlue Parks is endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/on-the-tide\/blue-parks-earns-un-ocean-decade-endorsement\/\">Learn more here.<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/UN.png\" alt=\"UN\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"633\" width=\"889\" title=\"UN\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Blue_Parks_logo_blue_2022.png\" alt=\"Blue_Parks_logo_blue_2022\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1231\" width=\"1216\" title=\"Blue_Parks_logo_blue_2022\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>We need standards to ensure that marine protected areas (MPAs) truly protect marine biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>We launched the Blue Parks initiative to celebrate effective MPAs and incentivize governments, managers, and communities to achieve effective conservation.<\/p>\n\t<p>Blue Parks are the MPAs in the right places with the right rules and the right management to safeguard wildlife. The Blue Park Criteria are based on the science of MPA conservation effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate these conservation successes with us! Together we can protect marine life in every ocean ecosystem.<\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"About Marine Conservation Institute - Blue Parks\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uEfaMWB4mSY?start=20&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h1>\n\t\tBlue Park Awards support international progress towards the Convention on Biological Diversity Target 3 (&#8220;30&#215;30&#8221;) and UN Sustainable Development Goal 14, and the revitalization of our ocean.\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/blueparks\/criteria\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/IYORBank_Animals_Jordan_Robins_2-scaled-e1594330093200-1024x463-panorama-f5337120cf6f3e0d3a244fee42c5b3f5-.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Parks Criteria Cover Photo IYORBank_Animals_Jordan_Robins_2\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"463\" width=\"1024\" title=\"Photo: Jordan Robins\/Coral Reef Image Bank\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/blueparks\/criteria\/\" target=\"_self\">The Blue Park Standard<\/a><\/h3><a href=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/blueparks\/criteria\/\"  target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/blue-sparks\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Argentina-Blue-Sparks-1024x536-panorama-0c96b7f721b2b745a8bb89f986df3a37-.png\" alt=\"Blue Parks - Blue Sparks - Argentina Namancur\u00e1-Burdwood Bank II and Yaganes\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"536\" width=\"1024\" title=\"Photo: Sin Azul No Hay Verde\/Rewilding Argentina\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/blue-sparks\/\" target=\"_self\">Blue Sparks<\/a><\/h3><a href=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/blue-sparks\/\"  target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/blueparks\/nominate\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/CoralReefImageBank_Sharks_Rick-Miskiv_01-e1594246075286-1024x463-panorama-56a41d7b35386a5632dfe6587708852f-.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Park Nominate Banner\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"463\" width=\"1024\" title=\"Photo: Rick Miskiv\/Coral Reef Image Bank\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/blueparks\/nominate\/\" target=\"_self\">Nominate a Blue Park<\/a><\/h3><a href=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/blueparks\/nominate\/\"  target=\"_self\">Learn More<\/a>\t\n\t<h1>Join us in creating a network of Blue Parks around the world to safeguard life in the sea.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/marine-conservation.org\/give\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupport Us\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blue Parks initiative accelerates effective ocean conservation. 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