Related Tools
On this page, all additional websites and tools, including some pdf documents, referred to throughout the Coral Reefs module are assembled and grouped as follows:
Policy Resources
Programs of Work on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
Implementation Plan of the World Summit on Sustainable Development
Program of Work on Protected Areas
World Bank—Coastal and Marine Management
Case Studies
The Nature Conservancy—Asia Pacific Work
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Management Tools
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
No-Take Marine Reserves of New Zealand
Florida Bleachwatch Program (Mote Marine Lab)
Florida Reef Resilience Program
Baseline Monitoring and Research
The Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA)
Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program for Hawaii (CRAMP)
Coastal and Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO)
Healthy Reefs for Healthy People
Methods for Ecological Monitoring of Coral Reefs
Australian Institute of Marine Science Long Term Monitoring Program
Management Strategies (EBM, ICM, Adaptive)
Marine Conservation Agreements: A Practitioner’s Toolkit
Marine Planning: Practical approaches to ocean and coastal decision-making
Ecosystem Based Management Tools Network
Managing Marine Protected Areas: A Toolkit for the Western Indian Ocean, ICM portion
Adaptive Management: A Tool for Conservation Practitioners
Adaptive Management Practitioner’s Network
Tourism and Recreation Management (GBRMPA)
Coral Reef Protected Area Management
Acanthaster Removal Project in Thailand
Great Barrier Reef MPA Response to Acanthaster
World Bank Coastal and Marine Management
Consensus Statement on Marine EBM
Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea (COMPASS)
Management Effectiveness
The Protected Areas Management Effectiveness Information Module
Evaluating Effectiveness: A Framework for Assessing the Management of Protected Areas
World Bank Score Card to Assess Progress in Achieving Management Effectiveness Goals for MPAs
Zoning and Spatial Planning Tools
A series of technical information sheets from GBRMPA that helped educate the public about the reasons behind re-zoning and key aspects of the planning program
Sample Zoning Plan References from GBRMPA:
- About Us (GBRMPA)
- Marine Park Zoning
- Zoning Guide to using the GBRMP
- Representative Areas Program Updates
- Zoning Publications
- RAP—An Ecosystem Level Approach to Biodiversity Protection Planning
- Barriers to Communication
- Outlook Report
NOAA’s Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
MARXAN: A Reserve System Selection Tool
MARXAN Good Practices Handbook
MARXAN Case Studies from Marine Planning
Climate Change Resources
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Pew Center of Global Climate Change
Managing Mangroves for Resilience to Climate Change
Climate Change on the Great Barrier Reef
Oceanography Resources
National Oceanographic Data Center’s Pathfinder SST Program
Coral Bleaching & SST Interactive Map
Ocean Surface Current Analysis Real-time (OSCAR)
Mass Bleaching Resources
A Reef Manager’s Guide to Coral Bleaching
Global Database on Coral Bleaching
The 1997-98 Mass Coral Bleaching and Mortality Event: 2 Years On
What is Coral Bleaching (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority)
Degree Heating Weeks Information
Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN)
Global Protocol for Assessment and Monitoring of Coral Bleaching
Coral Bleaching and Global Climate Change
MPA Design
Marine Reserves: A Guide to Science, Design, and Use by Jack Sobel and Craig Dahlgren. The text is available for preview and purchase at the this website.
A Literature Review of Biophysical Guidelines for MPA Network Design and Implementation
Establishing Resilient Marine Protected Area Networks—Making it Happen
Valuation Resources
World Resources Institute’s Economic Valuation of Coral Reefs in the Caribbean
Value of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
The Economics of Worldwide Coral Reef Degradation
Economic Valuation (ICRI)
Socioeconomic Tools
Ecology and Socioeconomic Trends and Monitoring Guidelines (GCRMN)
The Socioeconomic Manual for Coral Reef Management (SOCMON)
Communication Tools
The Science of Marine Reserves
Communicating Resilience Presentation
Generic Resilience Introduction PowerPoint
Annotated Resilience Introduction
NOAA Coral Reef Roundup Education Resources
RARE Conservation:
Puppets Help Save Reefs:
Guam: Using Cartoons:
- Guam Coral Reef Initiative
- MySpace—Professor Kika Clearwater
- Guam Conducts Comprehensive Public Education and Outreach Campaign
- Have a reef question? Ask Kika!
- Ocean and Coastal Management in Guam
Threats to Coral Reefs:
- Coral Reef Alliance
- UN Atlas of the Oceans Threats to Coral Reefs
- International Year of the Reef Status and Threats to Coral Reefs
- WRI Reefs at Risk
Resilience Resources
Coral Reef Resilience and Resistance to Bleaching
ARC Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies Web Seminar Series
R2 Training Manual Module 3 — Principles and Components of Resilience