Sustainable Livelihoods
Explore a diversity of sustainable livelihood initiatives, the enabling conditions for successful community enterprises, and best practices for fostering robust partnerships with communities.
Principles for Climate Resilience are Prevalent in Marine Protected Area Management Plans
Climate change poses challenges for designing and managing marine protected areas (MPAs). The review examined 172 management plans covering 555 MPAs across 52 countries to see how well existing recommendations for creating climate-resilient MPAs are being put into...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...
Resilience-Based Management Mentored Course – Virtual, 2023
Participants gained a core understanding of how to build resilience into management, and were introduced to developing a resilience strategy at the local scale.
A Roadmap to Integrating Resilience into the Practice of Coral Reef Restoration
Integrating Resilience into Coral Reef Restoration
Global Mangrove Watch Mentored Course – Virtual, 2022
Confidently Navigate The Global Mangrove Watch Platform And Learn How To Utilize Its Data And Tools
Coral Reef Restoration Mentored Course – Virtual, 2022
From May 4 – June 8, 2022, the Reef Resilience Network hosted a mentored online course on coral reef restoration.
Wastewater Pollution Mentored Course – Virtual, 2021
In November 2021, the Reef Resilience Network hosted a three-week mentored online course on ocean wastewater pollution.
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...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...
Just Launched: Wastewater Pollution Toolkit
The new Wastewater Pollution Toolkit demystifies the complex issue of ocean sewage and wastewater pollution providing the latest science and strategies to help marine managers address sewage threats and protect marine systems and human health
Now Available in Four Languages: Remote Sensing & Mapping for Coral Reef Conservation Online Course
The course is designed to help marine managers, conservation practitioners, scientists, decision makers, and GIS professionals
Finfish Aquaculture 101 for Coral Reef Managers Webinar
Aquaculture experts will discuss the development of sustainable finfish aquaculture in coral reef areas.
Developing Community-based Sea Cucumber Farms in Madagascar Webinar
Hery Lova Razafimamonjiraibe – Blue Ventures National Technical Advisor for Livelihoods in Madagascar – gave a behind-the-scenes tour of Madagascar’s sea cucumber farms, providing an overview of how the community-based sea cucumber farming model was developed and has...Caribbean Benthic Mapping: A Transformative Tool for Ocean Conservation Webinar
Join us to learn more about the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR, or the Fund). This exciting blended finance vehicle will seek to invest US $500 million in coral reef conservation over the next 10 years!
