…the “outstanding universal value” of the site among other qualifications. A multinational committee compares the nominee to sites of similar…
Comparing Two Methods of Building MPA Networks: One Site at a Time vs. All at Once
…MPA sites at once. MPA News: So far, Canada has taken an incremental, one-site-at-a-time approach to building a national MPA…
MPA Perspective: With Three Federal Authorities Protecting Marine Areas, Canada Takes an Integrated Approach to MPA Establishment
…sites based on the sites’ biological and ecological importance and feasibility considerations: Are the characteristics of that key site particularly…
Covering one-fifth of world’s MPA area: Highlights from live chat on World Heritage marine sites, with Fanny Douvere
…beyond just helping World Heritage sites? Fanny Douvere: World Heritage (WH) marine sites cover about one-fifth by area of all…
How much data is enough? Scoping your ocean and coastal data collection so you can move on to next steps
…tools, such as SeaSketch, that contain a range of simple and complex functionalities can be added or used. “To give…
The EBM Toolbox: Tools for crowdsourcing data and collaborative mapping
…SeaSketch has survey functionality that can be used to collect spatial and non-spatial data from targeted groups or broader crowdsourcing…
EBM Toolbox: Six Field-tested Tools for Comprehensive Marine Spatial Planning and MPAs
…evaluate where best to site activities and focus conservation efforts. Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services, or InVEST A suite of…
The EBM Toolbox: “In-the-water” tools for MSP
…Marxan with Zones, MarineMap, Oregon MarineMap, and SeaSketch. Many processes are conducting their own custom geospatial analyses using GIS either…
The SeaSketch Platform: Tools for Decision-Support and Managing Public Processes
This webinar originally aired on April 25, 2017. https://vimeo.com/214724215 Presenter(s): Will McClintock and Grace Goldberg of UCSB Click here to…
Assessing the Carrying Capacity of MPAs: How Many Visitors Can Your MPA Hold?
…“limits of acceptable change” for protected sites instead. This month, MPA News examines both methods, and how managers are incorporating…