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Including new resources: How to Prepare an MPA for Coral Bleaching and How to Prepare a Restoration Project and for Coral Bleaching
Through a series of expert presentations, the webinar examined the climate drivers behind this year’s elevated bleaching risk, provided a global overview of the findings from …
Thank you to the 190 Network members who completed this year’s survey. Network members listed land-based pollution, bleaching, coastal development, and unsustainable fishing …
Held in conjunction with the 2026 International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS), the weeklong training was designed to strengthen participants’ management capacity to address …
In May 2026, the Network hosted a mentored version of the newly updated online course
RRN hosted a workshop to pilot a new Integrated Coral Disturbance Response Planning Framework
In May 2026, the Network hosted a mentored version of the newly updated online course
The Belize cohort traveled to the Dominican Republic for an immersive five‑day program that combined hands‑on fieldwork with focused classroom sessions. Throughout the …
View the recording and resources to learn more about climate-smart reef management.
Enroll for free in English, Spanish, French, Bahasa Indonesia, or Arabic in the Management Effectiveness for Marine Protected Areas Online Course
In January 2026, nine NGO staff from the CoralCarib Project—spanning the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica, and Cuba—joined a virtual presentation …
In the fall of 2025, the Network hosted a mentored version of the new online course.
Enroll for free in English, Spanish, French, or Arabic
Using PAME assessments to improve management of marine protected areas (MPAs). 30×30, EVIKA, METT-4.
Applying PAME to improve management effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs). PAME for 30×30 commitments.
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The Network hosted personnel from TNC’s Climate-Resilient reefs projects to share experiences and lessons learned
More than 570 participants joined us for a five-week course with 25 experts on coral reef restoration
Abstracts are due December 1, 2025. The Network is co-chairing this session.
Abstracts are due December 1, 2025. The Network is co-chairing this session.
The Network trained eight early career marine managers on strategic communication planning and helped them understand how to apply it for more effective management and …
The new Climate Adaptation Toolkit provides an overview of key climate adaptation concepts, as well as guidance on assessing climate threats, identifying impacts, and …
Recordings and resources now available.
Marine managers and practitioners from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and the US Virgin Islands participated in the Caribbean PAME Workshop, which focused on …
At the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France, as exciting commitments for increased ocean protections were announced, the Reef Resilience Network’s session …
Watch the video to see if you spot yourself!
To help address climate-related challenges, the Reef Resilience Network has developed new guidance on Climate-Smart Management Planning that integrates climate considerations …
Discover leading strategies, expert advice, and success stories from marine managers to provide foundational knowledge on monitoring, control, surveillance, and enforcement …
With the help of global advisors from the public health, planning, and ocean management sectors, we have updated the Wastewater Pollution Online Course and Toolkit. The …
The Reef Resilience Network celebrates 20 years of supporting people for better reefs in 2025!
Thank you for your feedback, Network members!
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 Network provided training to 25 marine managers, planners, and other staff from the Hawai’i Division of Aquatic Resources. The participants, representing five islands, …
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 …
The Network co-hosted a workshop with Yayasan Konservasi Alam Nusantara (YKAN) and key partners at Sorong in the Papua region of Indonesia to strengthen capacity for …
By simplifying field data collection and analysis, MERMAID enhances workflow efficiency and enables rapid assessment of reef health. We invite you to view the recording and …
The discussion highlighted a key challenge: expanding MPAs has led to strained management capacity, funding limitations, and the critical need for capacity building to ensure …
During the Reef Futures 2024 Symposium, participants connected with coral restoration practitioners, researchers, and resource managers from around the world to learn how to …
Guidance on sustainable livelihood initiatives and how to work in partnership with communities to improve well-being.
This new course is free and globally accessible, consisting of four lessons which take about five hours to complete.
Speakers provided an overview of monitoring, control, surveillance, and enforcement, shared insights on practical MCS&E strategies, and discussed an application of these …
In October 2024, 17 marine managers, planners, and administrators from the Bahamas National Trust participated in the Climate Smart Management Planning Moriah Harbour Cay …
Featuring conversations between Network team members and experts from around the world.
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 & …
Speakers provided an overview of the MPA Finance Toolkit and share insights on practical steps managers can take to explore financing options for their own sites. Allen …
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 …
Learn about the core concepts of sustainable livelihoods and how to be a good community partner
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 …
First-stop resource for marine managers & practitioners interested in learning about sustainable financing options for their marine protected areas.
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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 …
Thank you to the 170+ Network members who completed our survey! We will be spending the next few months exploring ways to incorporate your feedback into our resources and …
RRN provided support to 12 marine managers, planners, and conservation practitioners from the Bahamas National Trust to begin incorporating climate-smart and resilience …
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RRN supported the Micronesia Conservation Trust to train marine managers in Kosrae, Palau, Pohnpei, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Yap.
Ongoing series of online activities and events to discuss and demystify the issue of ocean wastewater pollution and innovative approaches being used to address it.
Access the recording and resources, including A Guide for Integrated Conservation and Sanitation Programs and Approaches. This webinar is part of our ongoing Ocean Sewage Series.
Over the past three years, coral reefs have experienced a temporary refuge in the La Niña phase. However, the tide is turning as we face an unfolding El Niño …
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 …
Five case studies and seven article summaries.
RRN provided strategic communication training to 23 managers and practitioners from three Resilient Reefs Initiative sites: Palau, New Caledonia, and Belize, to ensure that …
The Nature Conservancy facilitated two coral reef restoration trainings led by the Coral Gardeners in Moorea, French Polynesia.
Managers met to discuss critical challenges and solutions in protecting ocean their iconic marine protected areas.
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 …
Continue the conversations about wastewater management topics via the digital whiteboards
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.
Participants applied what they learned to their own behavior change challenges for addressing wastewater management and pollution.
Self-paced version available in English, Bahasa Indonesia, French, and Spanish
Topics included sustainable funding, creating marketable experiences, and education.
Participants gained a core understanding of how to build resilience into management, and were introduced to developing a resilience strategy at the local scale.
Participants learned facilitation skills for collaborative meetings and practiced running their own meetings. They also received an overview of RRN’s Strategic Communication …
CNMI managers developed a communication strategy and outreach product to build understanding of the value of CNMI’s reefs and support for reef resilience boosting management …
To better meet your needs, we have revamped our home page (reefresilience.org) to be more interactive and easier to navigate. We have also closed the Network Forum due to …
Best practices and resources for restoration implementation for tourism operators
New language opportunities for three Reef Resilience Network online courses.
Brigades (or teams) assess reef damage and carry out early in-water actions that support reef recovery.
Reef restoration capacity-building training in Key Largo, FL, in conjunction with the 2022 Reef Futures Symposium
RRN staff worked with reef managers in the U.S. Virgin Islands to develop outreach materials for local Senators
Newly updated resources, science, and guidance on common coral reef restoration techniques.
Confidently Navigate The Global Mangrove Watch Platform And Learn How To Utilize Its Data And Tools
Recently launched community-empowerment and environmental training program that helps address challenges to farming seaweed sustainably in Zanzibar
Confidently navigate the Global Mangrove Watch platform and learn how to utilize its data and tools in support of mangrove conservation and restoration efforts
Sustainable seaweed aquaculture, when farmed well, can relieve pressure on wild stock fishery resources and provides numerous ecological, social, political, and economic benefits.
From May 4 – June 8, 2022, the Reef Resilience Network hosted a mentored online course on coral reef restoration.
April 25 at 6:00 pm EDT (UTC -4). Speakers from RRAP Modelling and Decision Support Sub-Program will share several examples of how structured decision making has been used to …
April 20, 2022 at 2:00 pm EDT/8:00 am HST. Experts from ERG will share findings from their recent research which involved synthesizing data from global sources and models for …
Providing mentorship and support to Hawai’i marine managers and practitioners to help them develop and implement their communication plans for priority projects related to …
We share how local government officials meaningfully engaged their community to design a Resilience Strategy for the Ningaloo Coast in Western Australia through the Resilient …
How can we develop sustainable tourism plans that are adaptable to the unique and changing circumstances at local reef sites, while simultaneously supporting local …
Reef managers have important roles to play before, during, and after coral bleaching events.
Natural infrastructure, such as coral reefs and mangrove forests, provide numerous ecosystem services to people. Healthy coral reefs can reduce wave energy by up to 97%, and …
Join the Coral Restoration Consortium’s Field-Based Propagation Working Group and expert coral restoration practitioners from around the world for an introduction to …
In November 2021, the Reef Resilience Network hosted a three-week mentored online course on ocean wastewater pollution.
The Wastewater Pollution Toolkit provides an array of monitoring, management, and collaboration strategies to help marine managers address the wide-ranging threats to reefs …
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Reef Brigades: Rapid Response & Emergency Reef Repair in Quintana Roo, Mexico
This webinar was in Spanish, with live English language …
Land-based pollution is a significant threat to reef health. Around the world, wastewater discharged into nearshore waters threatens the health of humans and marine life, …
The Coral Reef Resilience Online Course is designed to provide marine managers and practitioners with the necessary background to support coral reef resilience in the face of …
Dr. David Vaughan and several of his co-authors gave us an inside look at the newly published book Active Coral Restoration: Techniques for a Changing Planet. We got a brief …
The new Wastewater Pollution Toolkit demystifies the complex issue of ocean sewage and wastewater pollution providing the latest science and strategies to help marine …
In March 2021, the Reef Resilience Network hosted a four-week mentored online course on Remote Sensing and Mapping for Coral Reef Conservation.
Join Katie Velasco from Rare’s Center for Behavior & the Environment as she explains why we need behaviorally-informed solutions to address the problem of ocean sewage pollution.
The course is designed to help marine managers, conservation practitioners, scientists, decision makers, and GIS professionals
New resource available on the Reef Resilience Network website!
The Reef Resilience Network Finfish Aquaculture Toolkit is designed for marine managers and practitioners who …
Aquaculture experts will discuss the development of sustainable finfish aquaculture in coral reef areas.
A panel of experts shared innovative and community-related sewage mitigation solutions in Africa, Latin America, and the United States. The panelists provided brief …
Hery Lova Razafimamonjiraibe – Blue Ventures National Technical Advisor for Livelihoods in Madagascar – gave a behind-the-scenes tour of Madagascar’s sea cucumber …
New coral reef restoration case studies from around the world on new designs, large-scale efforts, climate adaptation, and working with communities.
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 …
Presenters shared the release of the United Nations Environment Programme and International Coral Reef Initiative report: Coral Reef Restoration as a Strategy to …
Reef managers and scientists in Hawai’i presented about ways to uncover and understand what is in our water. Dr. Dan Amato from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa presented …
A two-month mentored online course for 14 managers, practitioners, scientists, and community leaders from Kenya resulted in the first cohort of regional restoration …
A Manager’s Guide to Coral Reef Restoration Planning and Design Webinar
A team of experts from the Coral Restoration Consortium’s Monitoring Working Group shared an overview of their new publication ‘Coral Reef Restoration Monitoring …
Stuart Lowrie and Christopher Clapp of The Nature Conservancy shared about a 10-year effort to tackle the daunting nitrogen pollution issue on Long Island and shift the …
Stuart Lowrie and Christopher Clapp of The Nature Conservancy shared about a 10-year effort to tackle the daunting nitrogen pollution issue on Long Island and shift the …
The Manager’s Guide to Coral Reef Restoration Planning and Design leads reef managers through a six-step, iterative process resulting in the development of a Restoration …
Over twenty participants from Belize received online training to develop theoretical skills needed to become first responders to coral reefs after hurricanes cause reef damage.
In Wastewater 101, Christopher Clapp of The Nature Conservancy provided an introduction to the basics of wastewater, including terminology, how septic systems work (and …
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 …
As we learned in a recent UN report, protection of seagrasses is key to building resilience to climate change. Seagrass meadows are among the most common coastal habitats on …
New webinar series featuring “building blocks” of resilience-based management from around the globe, brought to you by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Resilient Reefs …
An outbreak of an epizootic coral disease, known as Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), is severely impacting coral reef ecosystems in the Atlantic-Caribbean region.
The Coral Restoration Consortium’s Genetics Working Group presents a webinar on their recently-published paper Considerations for maximizing the adaptive potential of …
Many thanks to our members and contributors for all you do to improve one another’s ability to manage and restore the world’s coral reefs!
Seventy managers, scientists, and policy makers participated in a Resilience-Based Management (RBM) workshop in Townsville, Australia in conjunction with the 2019 …
Two new two case studies on emergency and rapid response efforts after major storms that occurred in 2017
Eight conservation staff from the Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez de la Naturaleza y el Hombre participated in a three-day workshop in Havana, Cuba.
Coral reefs provide enormous economic value to humanity and are gaining increasing attention from donors, philanthropists, and governments. This webinar explored the use of …
Thirty-one Marine Protected Area (MPA) professionals from Seychelles, Kenya, and Tanzania participated in a week-long training in August at the Seychelles Maritime Academy to …
The Reef Resilience Network and The Nature Conservancy Latin American, Mexico, & North Central America Program sponsored manager Adrian Andrés Morales of the Centro Regional …
Measuring the long-term and large-scale changes to a coral reef community achieved through restoration is something the scientific community has been working towards since …
Coral reefs provide enormous economic value to humanity, and their value for recreation is one of the easiest to capture financially. This webinar will explore the range of …
With the support of the NOAA Coral Conservation Program, 15 coral reef managers from American Samoa, Florida, Guam, and CNMI received individual communication planning …
Thirty-five natural resource professionals representing 10 countries and 30 agencies in the Caribbean participated in a three-day workshop held in St. Lucia
Reef restoration mentored online course, 2019.
The Wildlife Conservation Society, in collaboration with the Conservation Finance Alliance and in support of the 50 Reefs initiative, recently released Finance Tools for …
Florida’s corals reefs have been experiencing devastating effects of a multi-year outbreak
The Network partnered with Pew Charitable Trusts & The Ocean Agency to host an interactive workshop to build participants’ understanding of strategic communication and …
Two new two case studies on emergency and rapid response efforts after major storms that occurred in 2017
Reef Support is a new tool designed to help MPA managers collect and sell marine park fees to visitors. Developed by Ramón de León, former manager of the Bonaire National …
As we begin 2019, all of us on the Reef Resilience Network Team want to thank you
Headed to the Reef Futures symposium in the Florida Keys next week?
If you are, please join us for:
Managers Meet & Greet Monday, Dec. 10 5:30 – 7:00 pm at Palm …
Listen to a new podcast interview with Dr. Peter Harrison, Director of the Marine Ecology Research Center at Southern Cross University about his mass larval propagation and …
Last March, The Nature Conservancy brought together 25 women from Papua New Guinea, Palau, the Marshall Islands, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap, Kosrae, the U.K., and the U.S. to talk …
Reflecting on the past year, there has never been a more critical time for effective coral reef management. In June of 2017, the world’s longest and most widespread bleaching …
This mentored course has already taken place, but you still find the Communication content here.
Looking to influence behavior or raise awareness about an issue to advance …
Hear the discussion of the legal, social, ethical and scientific landscape of conservation genetics today. This symposium was live streamed as part of the Coral Restoration …
This workshop was held November 15-17, 2016 with the goal of fostering collaboration and technology transfer among coral restoration scientists, practitioners, and managers, …
This mentored course has already taken place, but you still find the Adaptation Design Tool self-paced course here.
Ready to get practical with adapting your management …
While there are many stories to tell, here is what support from the Network looks like and how it translates into real action for improved coral health. Meet the …
This live stream of the Coral Reef Ecosystem Restoration Workshop at the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force meeting was broadcast as part of the of Coral Restoration …
We are pleased to announce the formation of a new Coral Restoration Consortium (CRC). The CRC is a community of practice that comprises scientists, managers, coral …
SECORE International hosted a workshop at the Carmabi Marine Research Station Curaçao from May 18th – 27th. The opening day of the workshop started with a seminar to provide …
We recently launched our new Community-Based Climate Adaptation module which complies the latest scientific guidance and tools to help managers assess social and ecological …
Climate change affects individuals, communities, and entire ecosystems, but its impacts are not evenly distributed. Around the world, women are disproportionally impacted by …
How will improving understanding of marine ecosystems lead to better management and conservation? One of our lead scientists, Dr. Elizabeth McLeod, provides helpful tips …
In 2016, The Reef Resilience Network convened hundreds of marine resource managers, scientists, and decision-makers to inspire greater collaboration, share cutting-edge …
Bright Spots Among the World’s Coral Reefs
Marine Protected Areas Increase Resilience Among Coral Reef Communities
Synergistic Impacts of Global Warming on the …
Follow these easy steps to join the Reef Resilience Network Forum, an interactive online community of coral reef managers and practitioners from around the world.
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This month we’re highlighting recently developed case studies and webinars about coral reef and fisheries research and management strategies from the Western Indian Ocean …
The Nature Conservancy, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, and seven US coral reef jurisdictions completed a $10 million six-year partnership that supported the effective …
Can you believe it? A decade ago, TNC – with the support of partners AROUND THE WORLD– launched the Reef Resilience Network, creating what would grow to become a global …
In a new article published today in the world’s leading academic journal, Science, Mark Spalding, Senior Marine Scientist for The Nature Conservancy looks at the broad issues …
Project REGENERATE, a collaborative conservation science and management project to enhance the resilience of social-ecological coral reef systems in the Maldives, supports …
The module features the latest coral reef fisheries science and management strategies.
The Nature Conservancy has partnered with Cuban conservation agencies for more than 20 years, providing trainings such as protected area management and planning, GPS and GIS, …
Check out our interactive online community to connect and share with other coral reef managers and practitioners from around the world about marine management.
Check out the six new modules on stressors affecting coral reefs, guidance for identifying coral reef resilience indicators, design principles for resilient MPA networks, …
The Bahamas has taken the lead to address the lionfish invasion, creating a Lionfish Taskforce to document, collect, and remove lionfish from Bahamian waters. The Taskforce …
From September 9-11, 2014, fourteen practitioners from Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, and Yap participated in a Strategic …
This new handbook provides tools, information, and management recommendations for coral reef managers highlighting the latest scientific research on reefs and resilience to …
Read about a few new resources and articles for coral reef managers:
New handbook for Caribbean coral reef managers
New Coral Reef Watch products
Lionfish …
Can social marketing campaigns affect fisheries in Madagascar? Yes, they can, by using messages on the radio, banners, posters, t-shirts, and festivals to change a …
A group of researchers found that intact coral reefs reduce wave energy by 97% and wave height by 84%. The study, published recently in the journal Nature Communications …
Herbivore protection and strong community support: will this be enough to increase fish biomass, decrease algal blooms, and enhance reef resilience?
From March 10-14, 2014, thirty managers (four from the Caribbean and twenty-six from Guam) participated in the Adapting to Changing Climate Workshop held in Tumon, Guam.
Dr. Graham Edgar and his 24 co-authors recently stirred up the marine conservation world with their article, “Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas …
Jahson Berhane Alemu I (a participant in our 2010 Training of Trainers Workshop) and co-author Ysharda Clement recently published the paper “Mass Coral Bleaching in 2012 in …
A new Google Earth tool contains the most recent projections of coral bleaching and ocean acidification for all coral reef areas.
In “Preparing to manage coral reefs for ocean acidification: lessons from coral bleaching,” Dr. Elizabeth McLeod and her co-authors discuss how management strategies designed …
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