U.S. Virgin Islands – Social Resilience
Climate Change Ecosystem-Based Adaptation: Promoting Resilient Coastal and Marine Communities
Solomon Islands & Papua New Guinea – Community Engagement
Participatory 3D Modeling to Support Climate Preparedness and Response
Honduras – MPA Design
Supporting and Managing Resilient Systems in the Bay Islands
Tonga – Land-Based Pollution
Coastal Reforestation in Tonga to Protect Agricultural Areas and Coastlines
Grenada – Coastal Resilience
At the Water’s Edge (AWE): Enhancing Coastal Resilience
Response of a Fringing Reef Coastline to the Direct Impact of a Tropical Cyclone
Abstract: Tropical cyclones generate extreme hazards along coastlines, often leading to losses of life and property. Although coral reefs exist in cyclone-prone regions globally, few studies have measured the hydrodynamic conditions and morphological responses of...
Adaptation Design Tool Online Course Announcement
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 activities in light of climate change, but wondering how to organize what can be a complicated...Transforming Management of Tropical Coastal Seas to Cope with Challenges of the 21st Century
Marine spatial planning (MSP) and ocean zoning is a holistic tool that spatially prioritizes management attention where it is most needed. MSP addresses conflicting uses by establishing clearly defined boundaries. These boundaries coordinate efforts across...Toxicopathological Effects of the Sunscreen UV Filter, Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3), on Coral Planulae and Cultured Primary Cells and its Environmental Contamination
Managing exposure of corals to oxybenzone, a common ingredient found in sunscreen lotions, is critical for managing for coral reef resilience. A new study found that coral planulae exposed to oxybenzone became deformed and sessile, and had an increased rate of...Coral Reef Disturbance and Recovery Dynamics Differ Across Gradients of Localized Stressors in the Mariana Islands
Disturbance and recovery patters of coral reefs in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands were studied over a 12-year period, including Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS) densities, localized stressors, and natural disturbances such as tropical storms. COTS...
The Nature Conservancy in Cuba: A major step in protecting Caribbean resources
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, coral reef monitoring, climate adaptation, and sustainable tourism that otherwise would not be available.
Sediment And Turbidity Associated With Offshore Dredging Increase Coral Disease Prevalence on Nearby Reefs
This study provides the first empirical evidence linking turbidity and sedimentation with elevated levels of coral disease and other indicators of compromised health in situ. The study was conducted in Australia’s Montebello and Barrow Islands, encompassing marine...New and improved Network Forum
Check out our interactive online community to connect and share with other coral reef managers and practitioners from around the world about marine management.
Assessing Habitat Risk From Human Activities To Inform Coastal And Marine Spatial Planning: A Demonstration In Belize
The expansion of existing and emerging ocean uses has negative effects on ecosystems that provide habitat for key species and benefits to people. Integrated coastal and ocean management needs straightforward approaches for understanding the effects people have on...
New Reef Resilience Online Course Launched
Check out the six new modules on stressors affecting coral reefs, guidance for identifying coral reef resilience indicators, design principles for resilient MPA networks, methods for implementing resilience assessments, and important communication tools for managers.
Sint Maarten – MPA Design
The Establishment of Man of Shoals Marine Park
Coral reefs work as nature’s sea walls – It pays to look after them
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 found that the risk reduction provided by reefs is relevant to some 200 million people worldwide.
