Phoenix Islands Protected Area

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The Phoenix Islands Protected Area is one of the world’s largest and most pristine marine protected areas, safeguarding extensive coral reef ecosystems and oceanic habitats in the central Pacific Ocean.

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Phoenix Islands Protected Area Trust 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
biosphere reserve
marine protected area
allows limited scientific research
contains coral reef ecosystems
deep-sea habitats
lagoon ecosystems
oceanic pelagic habitats
seamounts
submerged reefs
uninhabited atolls
country Kiribati NERFINISHED
dateEstablished 2006
governingBody Kiribati government
surface form: Government of Kiribati
hasArea 157626 square miles
408250 square kilometers
hasBiodiversityFeature high coral species diversity
important seabird colonies
large populations of pelagic fish
hasConservationObjective long-term conservation of marine biodiversity
protection of coral reef resilience to climate change
protection of largely pristine oceanic ecosystems
hasConservationPartner Conservation International
New England Aquarium
Phoenix Islands Protected Area self-linksurface differs
surface form: Phoenix Islands Protected Area Trust

UNESCO
hasIUCNCategory Ia
hasProtectionStatus no-take marine protected area
inscribedOnWorldHeritageList 2010
locatedIn Phoenix Islands NERFINISHED
Central Pacific Ocean
surface form: central Pacific Ocean
managingAgency Kiribati Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development
partOf Republic of Kiribati NERFINISHED
prohibits commercial fishing
dumping of waste
mineral extraction
protects cetaceans
coral reef biodiversity
marine turtles
seabird nesting sites
shark populations
tuna spawning grounds
recognizedAs one of the world’s largest marine protected areas
one of the world’s most pristine coral reef systems
one of the world’s most remote marine protected areas
threatenedBy climate change
coral bleaching
ocean warming
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix)
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Phoenix Islands Protected Area hasConservationPartner Phoenix Islands Protected Area self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Phoenix Islands Protected Area Trust
Kiribati hasMarineProtectedArea Phoenix Islands Protected Area