Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are increasingly being used

I. Side events on MPAs coverage
Title: Solving the puzzle: social and cultural dimensions of marine and coastal protected areas
Organizers: ICSF, WFFP, NFF

Marine Protected Areas should not evict traditional fishing communities
http://scidevnet.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/marine-protected-areas-should-not-evict-traditional-fishing-communities/

COP 11: Marine protected areas: Why local communities matter?
http://sciencedevelopments.blogspot.in/2012/10/cop-11-marine-protected-areas-why-local.html

II. Side event on traditional knowledge coverage
Title: “Traditional Knowledge and Area-Based management measures in marine and coastal ecosystems”
Organizers: International Collective in Support of Fishworkers, ICCA Consortium and United Nations University (UNU)

Webcast by CBD
http://cbdcop11india.co.cc/?p=534

Coverage by ENB
http://www.iisd.ca/biodiv/cop11/enbots/html/enbots0937e.html

III. Side event on gender and biodiversity coverage
Title:
Organizers: FES, Dakshin and ICSF

Need for gender plan of action’
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-10/hyderabad/34362033_1_fish-workers-odisha-gender

IV. Coverage of Press conference on MPAs
Organizers: ICSF, WFFP and NFF

Fisher orgns stress on central focus on governance
http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20121009/2079358.html

V. Coverage of other press conferences in which ICSF was represented

Organizers: CBD Alliance
‘Let’s go beyond Hyderabad blues’
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/284012/lets-go-beyond-hyderabad-blues.html

Activists now look beyond CoP
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/node/162479

Organizers: Indian NGOs
India Ignoring Coastal Biodiversity – NGOs
http://www.ipsnews.com/india-ignoring-coastal-biodiversity-ngos/
http://www.ecoportal.net/Eco-Noticias/Desarrollo_aplasta_a_comunidades (Spanish)

Govt ignoring marine biodiversity: Activists
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/284288/govt-ignoring-marine-biodiversity-activists.html

Developmental projects serious threat to marine, coastal regions
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article3981720.ece?homepage=true&;ref=wl_home

Concern over coastal, marine conservation
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/concern-over-coastal-marine-conservation/article3982962.ece?textsize=large&;test=1

Marine and coastal biodiversity under serious threat from projects
http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20121010/2079768.html

Activists demand action on fading coastal biodiversity at (COP) 11 in Hyderabad
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-09/developmental-issues/34342140_1_thermal-power-power-plants-coastal-corridor

'Need moratorium on mega projects, processes'
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-23/pune/34679041_1_gram-sabhas-moratorium-core-values

Coastal Development: Halt development along coast: NGOs

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/10/09/289--Halt-development-along\-coast-NGOs-.html

VI. Other coverage

MPAs India
Power plant shock to fish bowl of India
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-12/hyderabad/34411425_1_thermal-plants-kudankulam-nuclear-power-plant-biodiversity

EBSAs
Traditional knowledge of fisher people may be included in the process of identifying marine biodiversity hot spots
http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/traditional-knowledge-fisher-people-may-be-included-process-identifying-marine-biodiversity-

Civil society assails impact of coal mining and coal power plants on biodiversity
http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/Press/Civil-society-assails-impact-of-coal-mining-coal-power-plants-on-biodiversity/

VII. Other coverage fisheries issues

Protect marine, coastal natural resources: Forum (NFF)
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-20/mangalore/34606104_1_natural-resources-national-fish-workers-forum-biodiversity

7 coastal sites in AP endangered
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-11/hyderabad/34385809_1_kihim-conservation-plan-east-godavari

VIII. ICSF/ WFFP articles in ECO, the newsletter of the CBD Alliance

One step forward, two steps back? EBSA process in marine and coastal areas (ECO 1) http://www.cbdalliance.org/storage/cop11/eco/eco-44-1.pdf

Solving the Puzzle: Social and cultural dimensions of MPAs in South Africa (ECO 4)
http://www.cbdalliance.org/storage/cop11/eco/eco-44-4.pdf

Knato Whaling, Bona Beding, Lamafa from Lamalera, Indonesia (ECO 6)
http://www.cbdalliance.org/storage/cop11/eco/eco-44-6%20rev.pdf

Small-scale fisheries, biodiversity and food sovereignty (ECO 7)
http://www.cbdalliance.org/storage/cop11/eco/eco-44-6%20rev.pdf

No Fishing communities= No fish, no biodiversity (ECO 9)
http://www.cbdalliance.org/storage/cop11/eco/eco-44-9.pdf

Fishermen seek sustainable oceans at COP11
(Portugese)

http://info.abril.com.br/noticias/tecnologias-verdes/pescadores-buscam-oceano-sustentavel-na-cop11-15102012-18.shl

Other press coverage

Local involvment essential

http://postnoon.com/2012/10/10/local-involvement-essential/79109

Women Power

http://postnoon.com/2012/10/10/women-power-2/79115

Civil society assails impact of coal mining and coal power plants on biodiversity

http://www.readandknow.org/civil-society-assails-impact-of-coal-mining-and-coal-power-plants-on-biodiversity

COP 11 Biodiversity: India’s marine and coastal biodiversity under serious threat from developmental projects

http://syedakbarindia.blogspot.in/2012/10/cop-11-biodiversity-indias-marine-and.html