Tundi’s Take: Time well spent
By Tundi Agardy, MEAM Contributing Editor. tundiagardy@earthlink.net When I heard this issue of MEAM was posing a question to practitioners on what simple thing they should do for a few minutes each day, I had a one-word answer: "Pray!" Not because I'm a...
Notes & News: MSP study – Fish Carbon – Blue carbon – Mangrove management – MSP game
Study on economic, social, and environmental impacts of MSP cases To date, studies on ocean planning have generally focused on the process and, to a lesser extent, its potential benefits for conservation and coastal communities. There has been little evidence compiled...
The EBM Toolbox: Tools and resources to address climate change impacts on marine ecosystems
By Sarah Carr
To this point, there has been a lack of information on which tools and resources have been used to address current and potential climate change impacts on marine ecosystems, as well as which have proven most effective. To help address this information gap, the EBM Tools Network and OpenChannels.org conducted a survey in October-November 2013. The survey asked practitioners which tools and resources they had used when addressing climate change impacts on marine ecosystems. We took a broad view of "tools and resources" for the survey, including written guides, models, protocols, replicable methodologies, computer software, apps, and databases. In all, 102 practitioners participated.