Africa’s first-ever Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day ignites global movement to protect the oceans

The Dyer Island Conservation Trust was honoured to be part of the alliance arranging the first every Marine Protected Areas Day on the 1^st August, and took part in a live webinar from the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary, and then a fun and educational twitter chat. See below the official press release for how MPA Day went, and you can view the webinar at: https://bit.ly/2Xc8BHe There is still a photographic competition with awesome prizes – details below. The theme of MPAs is incorporated into the Trust’s environmental educational programme.

Africa’s first-ever Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day ignites global movement to protect the oceans