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New publication resulting from DEMARN research
Conservation ‘Identity’ and Marine Protected Areas Management: A Mediterranean case study, Journal of Nature Conservation (in print). Portman, M.E., Nathan, D. (2014) Abstract Protection of natural environments sought through management plans varies greatly between countries; characterizing these differences and what … Continue reading
New Research Assistant Asaf Zanzuri Joins DEMARN
A graduate student at Tel Aviv Unversity, Asaf is studying for a master’s degree at the Porter School for Environmental Studies. Asaf has a law degree (LLB) from Kiryiat Ono Academic College (2013) and a B.Sc. in Marine Studies from … Continue reading
Dr. Portman (Prinicipal Investigator) and Dr. Yael Teff-Seker (Postdoc) are Rhodes Oceans Academy Scholars
Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Yael Teff-Seker and Asst. Professor Michelle Portman graduated Rhodes Oceans Academy’s Ocean Policy and Law course (June 29th-July 18th, 2014). The course covers UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, International Maritime Organization institutions and implementing … Continue reading
DEMARN Midterm Research Report submitted to EU
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Presentation of Integrated Marine Planning work, ICES conference
At the Annual Science Conference of the International Council for Exploration of the Sea, (ICES) held in September, 2013 in Reykjavik, Iceland, Dr. Portman presented her work on integrated marine spatial planning. Using a system of ‘quandrant analysis’ the work … Continue reading
Presentation of DEMARN today at Technion, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning
On May 6, 2013 progress on DEMARN was presented to students and faculty at the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning’s bi-weekly colloquium. Click here for PDF of Presentation
New publication related to DEMARN
This paper, “He Who Hesitates is Lost….A Proposed Planning Process for Conservation in the Mediterranean Sea”, was presented at the The 2nd International Workshop on Advancing Conservation Planning in the Mediterranean Sea at Nachsholim, Israel in April. It was authored by the DEMARN … Continue reading
Presentation at the 2nd International Workshop on Advancing Conservation Planning in the Mediterranean Sea
The presentation was made at this workshop in Nachsholim, Israel held in April, 2013. The conference focused on EEZ conservation planning and the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea. In attendance were academics and policy specialists from Mediterranean and European countries … Continue reading
DEMARN Presented at Third European Congress of Conservation Biology
Dr. Portman presented an overview of DEMARN with a focus on parts I and II of the research program at the Third European section of the Society for Conservation Biology (see Society for Conservation Biology Conference website) Click here for … Continue reading
July 2012: First Project Publication Available On-line
Portman, M. E., Nathan, D., Levin, N. (in print) From the Levant to Gibraltar: A Regional Perspective for Marine Conservation in the Mediterranean Sea, Ambio – Journal of the Human Environment. doi:10.1007/s13280-012-0298-x Click here for PDF