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DEMARN Research published in PLoS ONE !
This article reports on the research case study that uses multi-criteria analysis (MCA) to develop a proposed management plan for the Rosh Hanikra protected area. The proposed expansion of the existing (small) conservation area serves as the case study for … Continue reading
Presentation to Science Committee of the Israel Nature Parks Authority
“Incoporation of Socio-economic Features’ Ranking in Multicriteria Analysis Based on Ecosystem Services for Marine Protected Area Planning” January 26, 2016 Tel Megido, Israel. Click here for full PDF
Final Report of DEMARN project submitted to EU for Review
Presentation on Israel Marine Plan Research, Haifa, November 2015
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DEMARN results presented at Science and Environment Conference, Israel, Oct. 2015
Research Assistant Asaf Zanzuri presented DEMARN results at the Annual Conference of the Israel Society for Science and Environment. The conference took place October 12-14, 2015 on the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Click here for … Continue reading
DEMARN research program completed on Sept. 30, 2015 – Second Summary Report Under Review
PI Assistant Professor Michelle Portman GeoHab Conference location – Salvador da Bahia, Brasil
Presentation of DEMARN at GeoHab2015, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
Research assistant and doctoral student Ateret Shabtai-Yanai presented progress in DEMARN at the annual GeoHab Conference for Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping. The conference that took place this year in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil http://www.geohab2015.org/. Click here to … Continue reading
New DEMARN paper published
Portman, M.E., Nathan, D. 2015. “Conservation ‘Identity’ and Marine Protected Areas Management: A Mediterranean case study”, Journal of Nature Conservation. 24: 109-116: 2015. Abstract: Protection of natural environments sought through management plans varies greatly between countries; characterizing these differences and … Continue reading
New Research Assistant, Ateret Shabtay-Yanai, joins DEMARN!
A PhD student at the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion. Ateret has a Bachelor degree (B.Sc) in biology from Haifa University (2008) and a master’s degree (M.Sc) in ecology and environmental studies from the Zoology Department … Continue reading
DEMARN presented at Israel Geography Society Conference
Click to View PDF of presentation [in Hebrew] At the Annual Conference of the Israeli Geographers Society held in December, 2014 at the University of Haifa, Israel, Research Assistant Asaf Zanzuri presented the DEMARN team’s work marine protected area management. … Continue reading