by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Oct 19, 2012
Launched in 2010, the nongovernmental organization OceanElders is a group of experienced global leaders who use their collective influence to promote ocean conservation. The first Ocean Elder appointed was oceanographer and explorer Sylvia Earle. Now there are twelve,...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Oct 19, 2012
By Tundi Agardy, MEAM Contributing Editor. tundiagardy@earthlink.net Management of anything at all – a business, a household (or, even harder, teenagers within a household), fisheries, or marine environments – is focused on achieving positive outcomes....
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Oct 19, 2012
Dozens of innovative tools have been created to help integrate scientific research and societal values into management in exciting ways, but many of these tools fail. One reason is that tool developers are unable to find consistent, long-term funding for their work. A...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Oct 19, 2012
Recognize the connections within ecosystems. Balance the needs of those ecosystems with the needs of humans. Manage in an adaptive way. Collaborate. These and other principles of ecosystem-based management have been laid out in numerous publications. But what do these...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Aug 26, 2012
In 2010, President Barack Obama signed an executive order establishing a national ocean policy for the US. Among other actions, the policy called for a national process of coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP), which would be carried out on a phased basis across...
