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How can I use MPA funds more effectively and efficiently?
Emma Doyle
8 min read
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What should MPA managers know about the blue economy and business planning?
Emma Doyle and Anna (Anya) Phelan
9 min read
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Why is Indigenous engagement central to MPA management?
Sasha Purcell, K.J. (Jim) Walker, Kristen Lyons and Pedram Rashidi
8 min read
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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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Raja Ampat MPA Network - Adaptation strategies for a changing climate
8 min read
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KAWAKI Women’s Group - Building gender equity for climate resilience
16 min read
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How can I share the costs and benefits of my MPA equitably?
Eduard Niesten
5 min read
MPA lifecycle
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How can I diversify my MPA's revenue streams?
Joris van Pul and Esther Wolfs
5 min read
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Brijuni MPA - Balancing tourism and conservation for financial sustainability
12 min read
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What is the cost of climate change in MPAs?
Jon C. Day
6 min read
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What are the challenges MPAs are facing to address climate change?
Jon C. Day
7 min read
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What are the strategies to address climate change in MPAs?
Jon C. Day
13 min read
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What are the emerging technologies and science to address climate change?
Jon C. Day
3 min read
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What limitations and gaps can we find?
Jon C. Day
2 min read
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What makes an MPA Effective?
3 min read
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Global Commitments to Improve Management Effectiveness
2 min read
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Considering Management Effectiveness Throughout the Management Cycle
4 min read
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Governance Considerations for Management Effectiveness
Amílcar Guzmán-Valladares
4 min read
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Socio-Ecological Considerations for Management Effectiveness
2 min read
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Capacity Considerations for Management Effectiveness
4 min read
MPA lifecycle
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Stakeholder Engagement
3 min read
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Site or Network Selection
3 min read
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Zoning and Rule Development
3 min read
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Developing a Management Plan
3 min read
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Resilience-based management
3 min read
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What are Sustainable Livelihoods?
3 min read
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Sustainable Development, Conservation, and Global Commitments
5 min read
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Engaging Communities and Partners to Develop Sustainable Livelihoods
3 min read
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Supporting Sustainable Livelihoods
2 min read
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Assessing Community Vulnerability
7 min read
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Addressing Challenges Facing Local Business
12 min read
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SWOT Analysis
2 min read
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Best Practices in Marine Restoration
2 min read
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Challenges in Marine Restoration
6 min read
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How Can Marine Restoration and Marine Protection Work Together?
11 min read
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Why Implement Marine Restoration Outside of Marine Protected Areas?
3 min read
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Marine Restoration in MPAs - Where to from here?
4 min read
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Can MPAs solve your problem? Do you know what your problem is?
2 min read
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Using MPAth
2 min read
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Understanding the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and MPAth’s Role
2 min read
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Tools Library
8 min read
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MarineCadastre.gov: Navigating Marine Spatial Data
1 min read
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Marine Ecosystem Services Partnership (MESP): Enhancing Conservation Through Ecosystem Services Assessment
2 min read
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Gender Mainstreaming in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Management
2 min read
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Marine Restoration and MPAs
2 min read
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How is Ecological Restoration Considered in Global Commitments?
2 min read
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FishBase
1 min read
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OceanExpert
1 min read
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Marine Species Identification Portal
1 min read
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OpenChannels
1 min read
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Ocean Acidification Information Exchange
1 min read
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Marine Regions
1 min read
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Marine Protected Areas Inventory (MPA Inventory)
2 min read
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Aquatic Commons
2 min read
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Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
2 min read
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Marine Biome Atlas
2 min read
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The Pew Charitable Trusts - Global Ocean Legacy
2 min read
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CIRSEA
2 min read
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Seascapes Program by Conservation International
2 min read
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UNESCO’s Marine Spatial Planning Initiative
2 min read
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Pew Charitable Trusts - Marine Fellows Program
2 min read
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Eco2Fin by Wolfs Company
1 min read
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MPA Guide
1 min read
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MPAth: A Guide to Planning and Implementing Effective Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
3 min read
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MPA Lifecycle Planning: Set Goals and Objectives
1 min read
MPA lifecycle
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Green Climate Fund
1 min read
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Designing
Restor
1 min read
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Mapping Ocean Wealth
1 min read
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The Ten Guiding Principles for Ecosystem Restoration
4 min read
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InVEST
1 min read
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ARIES (Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Services)
1 min read
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MIMES (Multiscale Integrated Models of Ecosystem Services)
1 min read
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Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT)
1 min read
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OCTO (Open Communications for The Ocean)
1 min read
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