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Why do we need sustainable financing for MPAs?
Amílcar Guzmán-Valladares, Joris van Pul and Viviana Luján-Gallegos
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How can I use MPA funds more effectively and efficiently?
Emma Doyle
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Chumbe Island Coral Park - The potential of privately managed MPAs
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How can my MPA adapt to climate change?
David Obura
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How can MPA design account for climate change?
Caitie Kuempel and Carissa Klein
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How can MPA practitioners consider gender in a changing climate?
Robyn James, KAWAKI Women’s Group and Meg Bresnahan
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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 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 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 challenges to achieve sustainable financing?
Amílcar Guzmán-Valladares, Joris van Pul and Viviana Luján-Gallegos
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What are the best strategies to the sustainable financing of MPAs?
Amílcar Guzmán-Valladares, Joris van Pul and Viviana Luján-Gallegos
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What is the cost of climate change in MPAs?
Jon C. Day
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What are the challenges MPAs are facing to address climate change?
Jon C. Day
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What are the strategies to address climate change in MPAs?
Jon C. Day
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What are the emerging technologies and science to address climate change?
Jon C. Day
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What limitations and gaps can we find?
Jon C. Day
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What are the emerging trends on financial sustainability?
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Global Commitments to Improve Management Effectiveness
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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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Site or Network Selection
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Zoning and Rule Development
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Compliance and Enforcement
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What are Sustainable Livelihoods?
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Sustainable Development, Conservation, and Global Commitments
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Common Challenges to Coastal Sustainable Livelihoods
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Assessing Community Vulnerability
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Addressing Challenges Facing Local Business
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SWOT Analysis
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Challenges in Marine Restoration
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Marine Restoration in MPAs - Where to from here?
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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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Global Fishing Watch: Enhancing Transparency and Sustainability in Fisheries Management
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Tools Library
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Navigating Coral Realms: The Allen Coral Atlas
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MarineCadastre.gov: Navigating Marine Spatial Data
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OBIS-SEAMAP: Mapping Tools for Marine Megafauna Distribution
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Marine Ecosystem Services Partnership (MESP): Enhancing Conservation Through Ecosystem Services Assessment
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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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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 Protected Areas Inventory (MPA Inventory)
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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
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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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MPAth: A Guide to Planning and Implementing Effective Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
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About the MPA Lifecycle
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MPA Lifecycle Planning: Engaging Stakeholders
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MPA Lifecycle Planning: Set Goals and Objectives
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Mapping Ocean Wealth
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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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OCTO (Open Communications for The Ocean)
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