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Tundi’s Take: Engagement of citizens in research may be a pain for scientists, but citizen science holds many benefits

Tundi’s Take: Engagement of citizens in research may be a pain for scientists, but citizen science holds many benefits

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Aug 28, 2013

By Tundi Agardy, MEAM Contributing Editor. tundiagardy@earthlink.net There are certain undeniable facts about effective marine management: We know enough to recognize we should adopt an EBM approach and manage more comprehensively; Despite this knowledge, we often...
Tundi’s Take: Engagement of citizens in research may be a pain for scientists, but citizen science holds many benefits

The EBM Toolbox: Coastal and marine citizen science projects

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Aug 28, 2013

[Editor's note: The goal of The EBM Toolbox is to promote awareness of tools for facilitating EBM. It is brought to you by the EBM Tools Network, an alliance of tool users, developers, and training providers.] Participants in the EBM Tools Network listserv were...
Tundi’s Take: Engagement of citizens in research may be a pain for scientists, but citizen science holds many benefits

Project aims to guide EU monitoring and implementation of spatially managed areas

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Aug 28, 2013

The EU-funded project "Monitoring and Evaluation of Spatially Managed Areas" (MESMA) is analyzing marine spatial planning in practice in Europe. The ultimate goal of the four-year project, which started in 2009, is to inform wider implementation of MSP in...
Tundi’s Take: Engagement of citizens in research may be a pain for scientists, but citizen science holds many benefits

Notes & News: Timor-Leste – Biodiversity offsets – Rhode Island MSP – Payments for ecosystem services

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Aug 28, 2013

Timor-Leste approves guidelines for co-management of natural resources The nation of Timor-Leste – in the heart of SE Asia's Coral Triangle – has adopted its first comprehensive guidelines for establishing community and government co-management of...
The Reverse Fishing License Mechanism for Kiribati’s Phoenix Islands Protected Area: An Experiment in MPA Financing

The Reverse Fishing License Mechanism for Kiribati’s Phoenix Islands Protected Area: An Experiment in MPA Financing

by John Davis | Jul 24, 2013

This past June in Monaco at a private meeting of the Monaco Blue Initiative, President Anote Tong of the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati announced some good news. The PIPA Conservation Trust, created four years ago to finance his country’s 408,250-km2 Phoenix...
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