Dr Peter JS Jones

Senior Lecturer

Department of Geography
UCL
Pearson Building (Room G24)
Gower Street
London  WC1E  6BT

Email: P.J.Jones@ucl.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 0528

UCL Internal Extension 30528

Fax: +44 (0)20 7679 0565

• Review and analysis published of progress and issues arising in process to designate a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) around the UK: Early View, Open Access
• Paper published based on the European version of The Science of Marine Reserves report, working group for which co-chaired by Peter Jones. Copyright free version of this paper, the published version of which is currently the most downloaded paper from the journal Marine Policy.
• Invited presentation at UNEP Global Conference on Land Ocean Interactions, Manila, The Philippines 23-24 January 2012, in a break-out session on Ecosystem-based Coastal Planning and Management. Peter's presentation discussed the characteristics of resilient governance frameworks for effectively implementing ecosystem-based marine spatial planning, stressing the importance of ecological connectivity through institutional connectivity, including proposed further research to assess the institutional connectivity of marine spatial planning case studies.
• Nature news feature 'Ocean Conservation: uncertain sanctuary' discusses some of the findings of the UNEP report on Governing Marine Protected Areas, led by Peter Jones. The editorial - Troubled Waters - discusses this news feature.