Pres. Obama to Open World Conservation Congress, Create World's Largest MPA

It is a time of superlatives. Barring a global crisis, American President Barack Obama will address the largest global nature conservation meeting, the World Conservation Congress, next Thursday in Hawaii. He has also announced a dramatic expansion of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, making it the largest marine protected area in the world.

photo: Milletseed Butterflyfishes by Greg McFall