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Toward EBM: Experts Suggest Feasible First Steps that Make a Difference

Toward EBM: Experts Suggest Feasible First Steps that Make a Difference

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Apr 26, 2010

Ecosystem-based management can be described relatively simply. It is an approach that uses ecosystem science – our knowledge of the connections among living organisms, natural phenomena, and human activities – to guide our uses of the ocean and coast. By...
Toward EBM: Experts Suggest Feasible First Steps that Make a Difference

Tundi’s Take: Big Strides with Baby Steps in San Andrés

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Apr 26, 2010

By Tundi Agardy, Contributing Editor, MEAM (tundiagardy@earthlink.net) EBM is a journey, not a destination. But even significant journeys can be undertaken by taking small, purposeful steps. In the San Andrés Archipelago of Colombia, resource management has...
Toward EBM: Experts Suggest Feasible First Steps that Make a Difference

Lessons for EBM from the Field of Change Management: Getting Institutions to Accept Change

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Apr 26, 2010

As a field, marine ecosystem-based management is relatively new. But some of the challenges its practitioners face are ones that people have encountered through history. A main challenge, for example, involves getting individuals and groups to change from a set way of...
Toward EBM: Experts Suggest Feasible First Steps that Make a Difference

EBM Toolbox: Tools for Predicting and Mitigating Coastal Hazard and Climate Change Impacts (Part I of III)

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Apr 26, 2010

Editor’s note: The goal of The EBM Toolbox is to promote awareness of tools for facilitating EBM processes. It is brought to you by the EBM Tools Network, a voluntary alliance of tool users, developers, and training providers. By Sarah Carr Tools for modeling...
Toward EBM: Experts Suggest Feasible First Steps that Make a Difference

Notes & News: Scotland – Washington – US Gulf Coast – Economics of EBM – Marine spatial planning – East Asian seas – North America – Sea level rise – Ocean noise – IMCC2

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Apr 26, 2010

Scotland passes comprehensive marine law In February, the Scottish Parliament passed a comprehensive marine bill that calls for establishment of a national marine plan by the government. It also establishes a simpler licensing system for marine uses and outlines...

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