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The Marine Mammal Management Toolkit: a tool for managers and policy makers
Marine mammals play a crucial role in marine ecosystem function and climate change resilience by sequestering carbon through the consumption of energy rich plankton and fish. They provide valuable ecosystem services such as ecotourism. Conserving marine mammals...
Editorial: Making good progress
Dear partners, We have had a challenging 12 months in the Ocean Governance for MPA Managers Project, especially in light of the previously unforeseen restrictions the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on us. However, we are pleased to say that the project has been making...
Virtual networking: how the Ocean Governance Project is alive thanks to its partners
One of the main features of the Ocean Governance project is its enabling of continued and new networking opportunities for marine protected area (MPA) managers and other institutions. In each phase of the project to date, the motivation and commitment of partners has...
Plans move forward for restoration areas in Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion: Tun Mustapha Park, TMP (Malaysia) and Derawan Islands Marine Protected Area (Indonesia)
The Tun Mustapha Park (Malaysia) and Derawan Islands Marine Protected Area (Indonesia) in the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion have been approved by the EU Steering Committee as critical areas for coral restoration, selected for their high biodiversity conservation...
New online toolkit to support marine mammals conservation
Managers of marine protected areas and other stakeholders involved in marine mammals conservation can now access an online toolkit to support their work protecting marine mammals, developed within the framework of the Ocean Governance project. The toolkit is comprised...
Ocean Governance: Resilience Web Platform and toolkit are available online
The resilience twinning web platform, in its initial version, is now operational online. The platform was presented to twinning partners during an online meeting on 9 March 2021 and a presentation to networks twinning partners is planned later in March under the aegis...
Training and resilience evaluation sessions in Senegal
As part of the process of disseminating the tools developed by the Resilience Twinning and provide training to MPA managers, a collaboration has been initiated with the Senegal national parks authority (DPN) and the Directorate of community marine protected areas...
Webinar on marine turtles: joint presentation on the progress of global and standardized criteria
The week of 8-11 March 2011, the Ocean Governance project hosted 3 webinars (in English, French and Spanish) on the topic of marine turtles. The webinars covered two main topics: the progress of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC Marine) Turtle Specialist Group...
News In Brief
EU joins International Coral Reef Initiative In February 2021, the European Union joined the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), a global partnership to protect the world’s coral reefs and associated ecosystems. Representing the EU at the ICRI general...