Community advocates

How can I use MPA funds more effectively and efficiently?

Emma Doyle

8 min read

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MPA managers Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Reducing user conflicts Private sector MPA planner Community practitioners Community advocates Communities Civil society Government
Port Honduras Marine Reserve - Effective co-management and financial diversification

11 min read

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Community advocates Community practitioners Enable decision-making Reducing user conflicts Restoring areas Communities Civil society Government
Chumbe Island Coral Park - The potential of privately managed MPAs

9 min read

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MPA planner Community advocates Promoting ecotourism Planning new MPAs Reducing user conflicts Enable decision-making Private sector Communities Government
How can MPA practitioners consider gender in a changing climate?

Robyn James, KAWAKI Women’s Group and Meg Bresnahan

10 min read

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Communities Community advocates Civil society Government MPA planner Reducing user conflicts Community practitioners
Raja Ampat MPA Network - Adaptation strategies for a changing climate

8 min read

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MPA planner MPA managers Community practitioners Community advocates Reducing user conflicts Promoting ecotourism Planning new MPAs Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Communities Civil society Government Private sector
KAWAKI Women’s Group - Building gender equity for climate resilience

16 min read

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MPA planner Community advocates Community practitioners MPA managers Reducing user conflicts Evaluating progress Enable decision-making Communities Civil society Government
How does the form of MPA governance impact financing?

Eleanor Carter

8 min read

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MPA managers MPA planner Government Communities Community advocates Enable decision-making Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Reducing user conflicts Restoring areas
Considering Management Effectiveness Throughout the Management Cycle

4 min read

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Government Civil society Communities MPA planner Restoring areas Reducing user conflicts Community advocates Community practitioners Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets MPA managers Planning new MPAs Private sector Promoting ecotourism
Stakeholder Engagement

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Communities Civil society MPA managers MPA planner Reducing user conflicts Planning new MPAs Enable decision-making Community practitioners Community advocates Government Evaluating progress Meeting targets Private sector
Compliance and Enforcement

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Government MPA planner MPA managers Enable decision-making Community advocates Community practitioners Civil society Communities Reducing user conflicts
What are Sustainable Livelihoods?

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Government Community practitioners Community advocates Enable decision-making MPA planner MPA managers Communities Civil society Promoting ecotourism Planning new MPAs
Sustainable Development, Conservation, and Global Commitments

5 min read

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Government MPA planner MPA managers Communities Community practitioners Community advocates Civil society Enable decision-making Meeting targets
Common Challenges to Coastal Sustainable Livelihoods

2 min read

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Planning new MPAs Reducing user conflicts Enable decision-making Government MPA planner MPA managers Community advocates Communities Community practitioners Civil society
Assessing Community Vulnerability

7 min read

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Civil society Community advocates Community practitioners MPA managers MPA planner Government Communities
SWOT Analysis

2 min read

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MPA planner Government Community practitioners Community advocates Communities Planning new MPAs
Challenges in Marine Restoration

6 min read

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Communities Community practitioners Government MPA planner Enable decision-making Community advocates Evaluating progress Meeting targets Restoring areas Planning new MPAs
Marine Restoration in MPAs - Where to from here?

4 min read

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MPA managers MPA planner Government Community practitioners Community advocates Private sector Planning new MPAs Restoring areas Evaluating progress Promoting ecotourism
Skylight: Empowering Marine Conservation with Innovative Data Visualization Tools

2 min read

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Reducing user conflicts Planning new MPAs Evaluating progress Enable decision-making Government Private sector Community advocates Community practitioners
Global Fishing Watch: Enhancing Transparency and Sustainability in Fisheries Management

1 min read

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Government Meeting targets Reducing user conflicts Communities Community advocates Evaluating progress MPA managers MPA planner Enable decision-making
Tools Library

8 min read

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Civil society Communities Community advocates Community practitioners Government MPA managers MPA planner
Navigating Coral Realms: The Allen Coral Atlas

2 min read

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MPA managers MPA planner Communities Community advocates Community practitioners Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Reducing user conflicts Restoring areas
MarineCadastre.gov: Navigating Marine Spatial Data

1 min read

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Enable decision-making Government Civil society Meeting targets Reducing user conflicts MPA planner MPA managers Communities Community advocates Community practitioners Private sector Planning new MPAs
Ocean Data Viewer: Enhancing Understanding and Decision-Making for Marine Conservation

1 min read

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Meeting targets Enable decision-making Community advocates Community practitioners Government Civil society
OBIS-SEAMAP: Mapping Tools for Marine Megafauna Distribution

1 min read

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Evaluating progress Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Reducing user conflicts Community advocates Community practitioners MPA planner MPA managers
Marine Ecosystem Services Partnership (MESP): Enhancing Conservation Through Ecosystem Services Assessment

2 min read

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Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Community advocates Community practitioners MPA planner Meeting targets MPA managers Civil society Government Communities
Marine GeoGarage: Navigating Marine Realms with Precision

2 min read

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Civil society Communities Government Evaluating progress Meeting targets Private sector Community advocates Community practitioners Reducing user conflicts Restoring areas Enable decision-making MPA managers MPA planner Planning new MPAs
Ocean Health Index (OHI): Evaluating Marine Ecosystems for Sustainable Conservation

2 min read

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Civil society Government Private sector Enable decision-making Meeting targets Planning new MPAs MPA planner Restoring areas MPA managers Reducing user conflicts Community advocates Evaluating progress
Marine Restoration and MPAs

2 min read

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Civil society Government Community practitioners MPA managers Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Communities Promoting ecotourism Planning new MPAs Community advocates MPA planner
FishBase

1 min read

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MPA managers MPA planner Reducing user conflicts Promoting ecotourism Private sector Planning new MPAs Evaluating progress Enable decision-making Civil society Communities Community advocates Community practitioners Government Meeting targets
OceanExpert

1 min read

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Civil society Communities Community practitioners Community advocates Evaluating progress Enable decision-making Government Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Promoting ecotourism Reducing user conflicts MPA planner MPA managers Private sector
Marine Species Identification Portal

1 min read

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Civil society Communities Community advocates Community practitioners MPA managers MPA planner Government Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Promoting ecotourism Private sector Reducing user conflicts
OpenChannels

1 min read

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Civil society Communities Community advocates Community practitioners Government MPA managers MPA planner Private sector Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Promoting ecotourism Reducing user conflicts
Ocean Acidification Information Exchange

1 min read

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Civil society Communities Community practitioners Community advocates Government MPA managers MPA planner Private sector Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Promoting ecotourism Reducing user conflicts
Marine Regions

1 min read

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Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Civil society Communities Community advocates Community practitioners Government Meeting targets MPA managers MPA planner Planning new MPAs Private sector Promoting ecotourism Reducing user conflicts
Marine Protected Areas Inventory (MPA Inventory)

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Reducing user conflicts Promoting ecotourism Private sector MPA managers MPA planner Meeting targets Civil society Communities Community advocates Community practitioners Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Government Planning new MPAs
Aquatic Commons

2 min read

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Civil society Communities Community advocates Community practitioners Government MPA managers MPA planner Private sector Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Promoting ecotourism Reducing user conflicts
Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)

2 min read

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Civil society Communities Community advocates Community practitioners Government MPA planner MPA managers Private sector Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Promoting ecotourism Reducing user conflicts
Marine Biome Atlas

2 min read

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Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Promoting ecotourism Reducing user conflicts Civil society Communities Community advocates Community practitioners Government MPA managers Private sector MPA planner
The Pew Charitable Trusts - Global Ocean Legacy

2 min read

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Civil society Communities Community advocates Community practitioners Enable decision-making Government MPA managers MPA planner Meeting targets Private sector Promoting ecotourism Reducing user conflicts Planning new MPAs
CIRSEA

2 min read

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Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Planning new MPAs MPA planner Reducing user conflicts Promoting ecotourism Civil society Government Communities Community advocates Community practitioners MPA managers Private sector
UNESCO’s Marine Spatial Planning Initiative

2 min read

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Civil society Government Communities Community advocates Community practitioners MPA managers MPA planner Private sector Enable decision-making Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Promoting ecotourism Reducing user conflicts
Pew Charitable Trusts - Marine Fellows Program

2 min read

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Civil society Government Communities Community advocates Community practitioners MPA managers MPA planner Private sector Enable decision-making Meeting targets I don't know Planning new MPAs Reducing user conflicts Promoting ecotourism
The Importance of Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Stakeholder Engagement

Laura Darby

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Communities Community advocates Community practitioners MPA planner MPA managers Planning new MPAs Government Civil society Reducing user conflicts Enable decision-making I don't know Meeting targets Private sector
MPA Guide

1 min read

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MPA managers MPA planner Government Community advocates Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Planning new MPAs
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)

1 min read

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Government MPA managers MPA planner Community advocates Private sector Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Planning new MPAs Reducing user conflicts
Green Fins

1 min read

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MPA managers MPA planner Government Community advocates Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Promoting ecotourism
MERMAID

1 min read

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MPA planner MPA managers Government Community advocates Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Meeting targets Planning new MPAs
About the MPA Lifecycle

2 min read

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I don't know Enable decision-making Communities Community advocates Community practitioners MPA planner Meeting targets MPA managers Planning new MPAs
Restor

1 min read

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Community advocates Community practitioners MPA managers MPA planner Enable decision-making Communities Evaluating progress Meeting targets Restoring areas Reducing user conflicts Government
Mapping Ocean Wealth

1 min read

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Government MPA managers MPA planner Meeting targets Community advocates Private sector Planning new MPAs Reducing user conflicts Enable decision-making Evaluating progress
AusOcean

1 min read

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Civil society Communities Government MPA managers Community advocates Private sector Meeting targets Enable decision-making Evaluating progress Reducing user conflicts Restoring areas
The Ten Guiding Principles for Ecosystem Restoration

4 min read

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Communities Community practitioners Community advocates Government MPA managers Evaluating progress Enable decision-making Restoring areas Planning new MPAs

Community advocates

How can I use MPA funds more effectively and efficiently?

Good for...

Port Honduras Marine Reserve - Effective co-management and financial diversification

Good for...

Chumbe Island Coral Park - The potential of privately managed MPAs

Good for...

How can MPA practitioners consider gender in a changing climate?

Good for...

Raja Ampat MPA Network - Adaptation strategies for a changing climate

Good for...

KAWAKI Women’s Group - Building gender equity for climate resilience

Good for...

How does the form of MPA governance impact financing?

Good for...

Considering Management Effectiveness Throughout the Management Cycle

Good for...

Stakeholder Engagement

Good for...

Compliance and Enforcement

Good for...

What are Sustainable Livelihoods?

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Sustainable Development, Conservation, and Global Commitments

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Common Challenges to Coastal Sustainable Livelihoods

Good for...

Assessing Community Vulnerability

Good for...

SWOT Analysis

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Challenges in Marine Restoration

Good for...

Marine Restoration in MPAs - Where to from here?

Good for...

Skylight: Empowering Marine Conservation with Innovative Data Visualization Tools

Good for...

Global Fishing Watch: Enhancing Transparency and Sustainability in Fisheries Management

Good for...

Tools Library

Good for...

Navigating Coral Realms: The Allen Coral Atlas

Good for...

MarineCadastre.gov: Navigating Marine Spatial Data

Good for...

Ocean Data Viewer: Enhancing Understanding and Decision-Making for Marine Conservation

Good for...

OBIS-SEAMAP: Mapping Tools for Marine Megafauna Distribution

Good for...

Marine Ecosystem Services Partnership (MESP): Enhancing Conservation Through Ecosystem Services Assessment

Good for...

Marine GeoGarage: Navigating Marine Realms with Precision

Good for...

Ocean Health Index (OHI): Evaluating Marine Ecosystems for Sustainable Conservation

Good for...

Marine Restoration and MPAs

Good for...

FishBase

Good for...

OceanExpert

Good for...

Marine Species Identification Portal

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OpenChannels

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Ocean Acidification Information Exchange

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Marine Regions

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Marine Protected Areas Inventory (MPA Inventory)

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Aquatic Commons

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Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)

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Marine Biome Atlas

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The Pew Charitable Trusts - Global Ocean Legacy

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CIRSEA