Argentina votes to create two new protected marine reserves (and what we can learn from how they did it)

I found this article engaging because firstly, it’s good news! The new reserves protect a massive area – about the size of Hungary.

But I was also interested in the earlier, failed attempts. Argentina’s previously unsuccessful marine reserves were managed by the same government department that managed its fisheries, so they were open to commercial influence. Further, they weren’t supported by a legal framework or an enforcement plan. It highlighted to me, again, the importance of designing not just the solutions but supporting mechanisms to make those solutions really work in their intended context.