by Henry Borrebach | Apr 4, 2025 | News, Training
The Network piloted the new MPA Enforcement Online Toolkit with a group of 21 marine managers and enforcement officers from large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs) across the Latin America region at an in-person, week-long learning exchange in San Andres, Colombia. Attendees read the online toolkit as a prerequisite for the in-person workshop, learning foundational concepts for monitoring, control, surveillance, and enforcement (MCS&E) systems.
by Michelle Graulty | Apr 3, 2025 | News, Training
The Network provided training to 25 marine managers, planners, and other staff from the Hawai’i Division of Aquatic Resources. The participants, representing five islands, learned about strategic communication and strategized how to engage Hawai’i residents in the new community-centered engagement process to shape and inform the management of marine resources through the Holomua Marine Initiative.
by Cherie Wagner | Mar 20, 2025 | News, Training
This two-day workshop focused on helping partners in The Bahamas understand climate change threats and impacts, and introducing them to the climate-smart management planning process. The workshop provided participants with an understanding of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Reef Resilience Network’s (RRN) climate-smart planning guide, practical methods for integrating climate considerations into management strategies, and hands-on experience with climate-smart planning tools.
by Michelle Graulty | Dec 20, 2024 | News, Training
During the Reef Futures 2024 Symposium, participants connected with coral restoration practitioners, researchers, and resource managers from around the world to learn how to apply the latest techniques, technologies, and science to their restoration work in Anguilla.
by Cherie Wagner | Oct 25, 2024 | News, Training
In October 2024, 17 marine managers, planners, and administrators from the Bahamas National Trust participated in the Climate Smart Management Planning Moriah Harbour Cay National Park and Lucayan National Park Workshop to focus on completing climate-smart updates to the park management plans. Participants identified key climate change and non-climate threats and impacts that affect priority conservation features in these parks.
by Michelle Graulty | Sep 29, 2024 | News, Training
Participants in American Samoa learned about the Network’s strategic communication planning process and reviewed the goals and objectives in the 2019-2024 CRAG Education & Outreach Strategic Communication Plan. They identified potentially new goals, and prioritized the unfinished education and outreach goals and objectives remaining in the plan.
by Cherie Wagner | Jul 29, 2024 | News, Training
10 marine managers, planners, and administrators from the Bahamas National Trust participated in the Climate-Smart Management Planning Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park Workshop in Nassau, Bahamas. This 3-day workshop focused on completing climate-smart updates to the Park’s management plan.
by Michelle Graulty | Jul 15, 2024 | News, Training
In July 2024, The Nature Conservancy in Africa hosted Reef Restoration Initiatives in the Western Indian Ocean for Lesson Sharing, Capacity-building and Networking, a three-day regional workshop on Unguja Island, Zanzibar.
by Michelle Graulty | May 30, 2024 | News, Training
The Reef Resilience Network and The Nature Conservancy in Africa are working together to scale-up effective coral reef restoration activities in the Western Indian Ocean by building knowledge and skills of the marine managers and practitioners leading this work.
by Cherie Wagner | Mar 30, 2024 | News, Training
RRN provided support to 12 marine managers, planners, and conservation practitioners from the Bahamas National Trust to begin incorporating climate-smart and resilience principles into national park management plans.
by Henry Borrebach | Mar 5, 2024 | News, Training
RRN supported the Micronesia Conservation Trust to train marine managers in Kosrae, Palau, Pohnpei, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Yap.
by Michelle Graulty | Dec 20, 2023 | News, Training
The Network hosted a mentored version of the Resilience-Based Management Online Course for managers and practitioners in Florida. The objective of the training was to develop a shared understanding of resilience-based management (RBM) for Florida managers and practitioners to support integration of resilience concepts into existing management plans and efforts.
by Michelle Graulty | Dec 1, 2023 | News, Training
RRN provided strategic communication training to 23 managers and practitioners from three Resilient Reefs Initiative sites: Palau, New Caledonia, and Belize, to ensure that delivery of their RRI-funded reef conservation projects would have the greatest impact.
by Michelle Graulty | Oct 10, 2023 | News, Training
The Nature Conservancy facilitated two coral reef restoration trainings led by the Coral Gardeners in Moorea, French Polynesia.
by Michelle Graulty | Oct 10, 2023 | News, Training
Managers met to discuss critical challenges and solutions in protecting ocean their iconic marine protected areas.
by Henry Borrebach | Aug 22, 2023 | News, Training
RRN supported travel and attendance for 5 managers from American Samoa to attend the Pacific US States and Territories Coral Restoration Workshop at the University of Guam Marine Lab.
by Michelle Graulty | Jul 21, 2023 | News, Training
Used the Manager’s Guide to Coral Reef Restoration Planning and Design to start the process of drafting restoration action plans for implementation sites in four countries.
by Michelle Graulty | Jul 14, 2023 | News, Training
Participants applied what they learned to their own behavior change challenges for addressing wastewater management and pollution.
by Henry Borrebach | Jun 21, 2023 | News, Training
Participants gained a core understanding of how to build resilience into management, and were introduced to developing a resilience strategy at the local scale.
by Michelle Graulty | Jun 13, 2023 | News, Training
Participants learned facilitation skills for collaborative meetings and practiced running their own meetings. They also received an overview of RRN’s Strategic Communication for Conservation guide and learned tips for developing effective messages.