by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Apr 4, 2016
By Tundi Agardy, Contributing Editor, MEAM. Email: tundiagardy@earthlink.net My last Dispatches from the Field, from the sleepy town of Olhao, Portugal, got me thinking about participatory planning, democratic decisions for allocating use, and fair representation in...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Apr 4, 2016
Editor's note: The goal of The EBM Toolbox is to promote awareness of tools for facilitating EBM and MSP processes. It is brought to you by the EBM Tools Network, a voluntary alliance of tool users, developers, and training providers. Did you know the EBM Tools...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Apr 4, 2016
By David Geselbracht, Outreach Officer, The Sea Around Us. E-mail: d.geselbracht@oceans.ubc.ca In the mid-1990s it became clear to many observers that global fisheries were in trouble. When the Northern cod (Gadus morhua) fishery collapsed off the east coast of...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Apr 4, 2016
UN begins discussions on protecting high seas biodiversity; guide and issue brief available The committee charged with developing the basis of a formal treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ)...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Apr 4, 2016
Editor’s Note: From the Archives calls attention to past MEAM articles whose perspectives and insight remain relevant. Natural resource management is fundamentally about making trade-offs – between shorter and longer-term benefits, between different uses of...
