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How can I use MPA funds more effectively and efficiently?
Emma Doyle
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Port Honduras Marine Reserve - Effective co-management and financial diversification
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How can I measure the benefits my MPA provides?
Eduard Niesten
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Chumbe Island Coral Park - The potential of privately managed MPAs
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What should MPA managers know about the blue economy and business planning?
Emma Doyle and Anna (Anya) Phelan
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How can MPA practitioners account for climate change uncertainty?
Hawthorne L. Beyer
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Raja Ampat MPA Network - Adaptation strategies for a changing climate
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KAWAKI Women’s Group - Building gender equity for climate resilience
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How can I improve communications to support sustainable financing?
Emma Doyle
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How can I share the costs and benefits of my MPA equitably?
Eduard Niesten
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How can I diversify my MPA's revenue streams?
Joris van Pul and Esther Wolfs
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How can I obtain long-term funding for my MPA?
Joris van Pul and Esther Wolfs
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How does the form of MPA governance impact financing?
Eleanor Carter
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Brijuni MPA - Balancing tourism and conservation for financial sustainability
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What are the emerging trends on financial sustainability?
Amílcar Guzmán-Valladares, Joris van Pul and Viviana Luján-Gallegos
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What makes an MPA Effective?
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Considering Management Effectiveness Throughout the Management Cycle
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Governance Considerations for Management Effectiveness
Amílcar Guzmán-Valladares
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Socio-Ecological Considerations for Management Effectiveness
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Stakeholder Engagement
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Zoning and Rule Development
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Compliance and Enforcement
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Monitoring for Management Effectiveness
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What are Sustainable Livelihoods?
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Sustainable Development, Conservation, and Global Commitments
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Engaging Communities and Partners to Develop Sustainable Livelihoods
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Common Challenges to Coastal Sustainable Livelihoods
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Best Practices in Marine Restoration
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Challenges in Marine Restoration
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How Can Marine Restoration and Marine Protection Work Together?
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Why Implement Marine Restoration Outside of Marine Protected Areas?
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Can MPAs solve your problem? Do you know what your problem is?
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Using MPAth
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Skylight: Empowering Marine Conservation with Innovative Data Visualization Tools
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Global Fishing Watch: Enhancing Transparency and Sustainability in Fisheries Management
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MarineCadastre.gov: Navigating Marine Spatial Data
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Ocean Data Viewer: Enhancing Understanding and Decision-Making for Marine Conservation
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Marine Ecosystem Services Partnership (MESP): Enhancing Conservation Through Ecosystem Services Assessment
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Exploring Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS)
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Marine GeoGarage: Navigating Marine Realms with Precision
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Ocean Health Index (OHI): Evaluating Marine Ecosystems for Sustainable Conservation
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Gender Mainstreaming in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Management
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Marine Restoration and MPAs
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How is Ecological Restoration Considered in Global Commitments?
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FishBase
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OceanExpert
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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
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Seascapes Program by Conservation International
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UNESCO’s Marine Spatial Planning Initiative
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Pew Charitable Trusts - Marine Fellows Program
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The Importance of Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Stakeholder Engagement
Laura Darby
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Technology and Marine Protected Areas: Balancing Opportunities and Challenges
Laura Darby
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Eco2Fin by Wolfs Company
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MPA Guide
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World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
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MPAtlas
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Green Fins
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MERMAID
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About the MPA Lifecycle
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The MPA Lifecycle: Identifying the Problem
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Green Climate Fund
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Mapping Ocean Wealth
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FishID
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ReefCloud
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The Ten Guiding Principles for Ecosystem Restoration
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InVEST
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ARIES (Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services)
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MIMES (Multiscale Integrated Models of Ecosystem Services)
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Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT)
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MPA Lifecycle Implementation
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