by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Dec 20, 2009
In the months that led up to December’s UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, reports forecasting the environmental and socio-economic impacts to come from climate change were sobering. The future for our coasts and oceans? Rising sea levels and coastal...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Dec 20, 2009
By Tundi Agardy, MEAM Contributing Editor. E-mail: tundiagardy@earthlink.net Climate change may change everything, even in the vast and resilient global ocean. How can managers be proactive about climate-induced changes? What kinds of information do they need? How can...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Dec 20, 2009
Without zoning, marine planning will be ineffective Dear MEAM: I totally agree with Tundi Agardy ("MSP in Europe: Can MSP Help Achieve EBM without Ocean Zoning?", MEAM 3:2). I am concerned that certain proposals for marine planning are concentrating far too...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Dec 20, 2009
Marine spatial planning (MSP) aims to organize the use of marine space in a way that balances demands for development with the need to protect ocean ecosystems. By allocating specific human activities to particular areas, MSP can help reduce user conflicts (when there...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Dec 20, 2009
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 (www.ebmtools.org), a voluntary alliance of tool users, developers, and training providers. By Sarah Carr...
