Effects of Management Objectives and Rules on Marine Conservation Outcomes
Area-based management for conserving biodiversity is becoming more common, especially to meet global targets like the 30 X 30 initiative. While Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are often set up to protect biodiversity, other types of management established for different purposes may also help achieve conservation goals, such as the case of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs).
Navigating Ecological Transformation: Resist–Accept–Direct as a Path to a New Resource Management Paradigm
Historically, natural resource management has focused on preserving or restoring ecosystems to previous baseline conditions. However, intensifying anthropogenic impacts combined with climate change means that it is often no longer possible to restore ecosystems to a...Identifying Correlates of Coral-Reef Fish Biomass on Florida’s Coral Reef to Assess Potential Management Actions
Coral reef ecosystems and reef fish populations worldwide are diminishing due to a combination of factors, including overfishing, climate change, deteriorating water quality, habitat destruction, and decreasing reef complexity. When weighing various management...
5th UNESCO World Heritage Marine Managers Conference – Denmark, 2023
Managers met to discuss critical challenges and solutions in protecting ocean their iconic marine protected areas.
Integrated Watershed Management Solutions for Healthy Coastal Ecosystems and People
Human activities in coastal regions, such as mining, farming, urbanization, and waste disposal, deteriorate water quality in nearby watersheds, negatively impacting downstream coastal ecosystems like coral reefs. This compromised water quality in turn affects human...Biodiversity Needs Every Tool in the Box: Use OECMs
For context: “An ‘other effective area-based conservation measure’ is defined by the CBD as: A geographically defined area other than a Protected Area, which is governed and managed in ways that achieve positive and sustained long-term outcomes for...Designing a Blueprint for Coral Reef Survival
The authors of this study convened coral reef experts to outline a set of principles that could be undertaken as a coordinated strategy to sustain coral reefs into the future. Through a new modeling approach, the authors show that under a climate scenario with...Conservation Actions and Ecological Context: Optimizing Coral Reef Local Management in the Dominican Republic
This study analyzed coral reefs in the southeastern Dominican Republic area of Bayahibe from 2011-2016, where tourism activities have increased significantly in recent years. These reefs, similar to other coral reef ecosystems around the world, are threatened by local...Local Conditions Magnify Coral Loss After Marine Heatwaves
In recent decades, marine heatwaves have caused widespread coral mortality, altering the structure of reef communities that people rely on for critical ecosystem services. Though some studies conclude that reducing carbon emissions is the only viable option to save...Finfish Aquaculture 101 for Coral Reef Managers Webinar
Aquaculture experts will discuss the development of sustainable finfish aquaculture in coral reef areas.
Honduras – Wastewater Pollution
Building Sustainable Sanitation in the Mesoamerican Reef
