1. The people of the Pacific have long relied on the ocean for sustenance, commerce and cultural identity, which resulted in a sophisticated understanding of the marine environment and its conservation.
2. The global declines in ocean health require new and innovative approaches to conserving marine ecosystems. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been shown to be a highly effective means of conserving biodiversity and managing fisheries, while also restoring and preserving overall ecosystem function.
3. Traditional ecological knowledge held by many island peoples in the Pacific is critical to the development, design and implementation of contemporary MPAs.
4. Chile's offshore islands are among the few oceanic archipelagos along the west coast of South America. These islands have cultural and ecological connections to the broader insular Pacific, yet our scientific understanding of them is extremely limited.
5. Chile has created several large‐scale MPAs around their offshore archipelagos. By protecting these unique ecosystems, Chile has established itself as a global leader in marine conservation.
6. Effective management and a better understanding of social–ecological interactions are currently the biggest challenges facing MPAs in the Pacific Islands.

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太平洋岛屿海洋保护的进展，机遇和挑战

1. 太平洋人民长期以来依靠海洋为生，进行商业和文化认同，从而对海洋环境及其养护有了深刻的了解。
2. 全球海洋健康状况的下降要求采用新的创新方法来保护海洋生态系统。海洋保护区（MPA）已被证明是保护生物多样性和管理渔业，同时还恢复和维护生态系统整体功能的一种高效手段。
3. 太平洋许多岛屿人民拥有的传统生态知识对于当代MPA的开发，设计和实施至关重要。
4. 智利的近海岛屿是南美西海岸为数不多的海洋群岛之一。这些岛屿与更广阔的太平洋岛屿具有文化和生态联系，但我们对它们的科学了解极为有限。
5. 智利在其离岸群岛周围建立了几个大型海洋保护区。通过保护这些独特的生态系统，智利已成为海洋保护的全球领导者。
6. 当前，有效的管理和对社会生态互动的更好理解是太平洋岛屿地区海洋保护区面临的最大挑战。