一片1500 万英亩的自然保护区于Galapagos 附近刚刚成立，其主要目的是禁止捕鱼以及保护生态

作者： World At Large

出处： Good News Network

译者： Eric Li

正文 厄瓜多尔总统吉列尔莫·拉索在苏格兰举行的第 26 次气候峰会上宣布，将标志性的加拉帕戈斯群岛周围的海洋保护范围扩大 23,000 平方英里——近 1500 万英亩。

Lasso 还宣布创建一条从加拉帕戈斯群岛一直到哥斯达黎加的受保护游泳道，这是一条水下高速公路避难所，供各种濒危洄游动物栖息，如扇贝双髻鲨、鲸鲨、鳐鱼、海龟和金枪鱼。

这条泳道将与科科斯群岛国家公园相连，科科斯群岛国家公园是哥斯达黎加海岸附近的联合国教科文组织世界遗产。

新的海洋保护区将现有的加拉帕戈斯群岛保护区扩大了 45%，相当于保护了密歇根湖大小的水域——并且已经有一支舰队准备好对该地区进行监管。

几十年来，这条海上高速公路一直在进行工业捕鱼，而新的保护措施激发了加拉帕戈斯保护协会的成员的热情，这是一个非营利组织，是他们研究和繁殖的地方性巨型陆龟的首要保护者，但也积极参与海洋保护。

这一消息为这位厄瓜多尔总统赢得了好莱坞生态良心莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥 (Leonardo Di Caprio) 的称赞。

“加拉帕戈斯保护区将继续资助加拉帕戈斯国家公园的巡逻艇，以防止工业捕鱼进入这些宝贵的水域。更重要的是，我们在 2022 年有开创性的新海洋项目正在进行中，其中包括比以往任何时候都更多的专注于海洋保护的赠款，”该组织在一份声明中说。

“我们希望厄瓜多尔和哥斯达黎加之间的这项协议将成为未来海洋保护多国合作的典范。”

为地球宣布更多好消息

该公告在 COP-26 上受到欢迎，还有其他好消息，来自世界各地的 100 位领导人承诺到 2030 年扭转森林砍伐的趋势。100 多个国家还与美国签署了到 2030 年将其甲烷排放量减少 30% 的承诺承诺到本十年末将超强温室气体排放量减少 50%。

原文 Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso announced at the climate summit, COP 26 in Scotland, an expansion of the marine protections around the iconic Galápagos Islands by 23,000 square miles—nearly 15 million acres.

Lasso also announced the creation of a protected swimway from Galápagos all the way to Costa Rica, an underwater superhighway refuge for a variety of endangered migratory animals such as scalloped hammerhead sharks, whale sharks, rays, sea turtles, and tuna.

The swimway will connect with Cocos Islands National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site off the coast of Costa Rica.

The new marine sanctuary expands the existing Galápagos Islands reserve by 45%, the equivalent of protecting a Lake Michigan-sized area of water—and there is already a fleet ready to police the area.

Industrial fishing has for decades harvested from this marine superhighway, and the new protection has galvanized members of the Galápagos Conservancy, a nonprofit which is the premiere protector of the endemic giant land tortoises they study and breed, but which also is active in marine conservation.

The news earned the Ecuadorian president a shout out from Hollywood eco-conscience Leonardo Di Caprio.

“Galápagos Conservancy will continue to fund the Galápagos National Park’s patrol boats to keep industrial fishing out of these precious waters. What’s more, we have groundbreaking new marine projects well underway for 2022, including more grants focused on marine conservation than ever before,” the group said in a statement.

“We hope that this agreement between Ecuador and Costa Rica will serve as a model for multinational collaboration in marine conservation going forward.”

More Good News Announced for the Earth

The announcement was hailed at COP-26 where, in other good news, 100 leaders from around the world pledged to reverse deforestation by 2030. More than 100 countries also signed a pledge to reduce their methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030—with the U.S. committing to a 50% reduction of the ultra-potent greenhouse gas by the end of the decade.

信息来源：https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ecuador-expands-marine-protection-by-15m-acres/