So-called “serious games” are designed for purposes beyond just entertainment and can be a powerful tool for teaching, engaging stakeholders, conducting research, and evaluating public policy. Look through OCTO’s compilation of serious games for educating stakeholders, professionals, students, and the general public about coastal and marine conservation, management, and adaptation.
In 2021, the MPA News and MPA Help community responded to the question “What one thing should MPA planners or managers do right now with regard to climate change?”. This blog provides thoughts from community members about practical, tangible things MPA practitioners can/should do right now to make a difference in the face of global climate change.
In March-April 2021, OCTO collaborated with the UN Environment Programme, the University of Queensland, The Nature Conservancy, WWF, and other partners to survey marine conservation and management practitioners about tools and learning resources they would recommend for climate change and marine protected areas (MPAs). This compilation provides results from the initial survey as well as MPA Help community members.
In March-April 2021, OCTO collaborated with the UN Environment Programme, the University of Queensland, The Nature Conservancy, WWF, and other partners to survey marine conservation and management practitioners about tools and learning resources they would recommend for the sustainable financing of marine protected areas (MPAs). This compilation provides results from the initial survey, input from other MPA and finance practitioners, and a “roadmap” to help MPA professionals find resources appropriate to their needs.
“Since marine spatial planning (MSP) operates in a changing ocean, addressing and integrating climate effects is vital,” says Catarina Frazão Santos. “Few marine spatial plans consider climate change properly or explicitly, however. To raise awareness and foster discussion about this important topic at an international level, we (project OCEANPLAN) conducted a global survey from July 2020 to March 2021…”
Questions and responses posted to the MPA Help and EBM Help communities