The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management

Dear MEAM readers, Here at MEAM, we’ve been seeing a surge in the availability of trainings opportunities for current MSP practitioners and those entering the field. In lieu of a normal lead article for MEAM this month, we worked with the EBM Tools Network and Blue Solutions to gather information…

By Tundi Agardy, Contributing Editor, MEAM. Email: tundiagardy@earthlink.net Water is probably the first thing that springs to mind when you hear Venice. But the water that underlies the story of EBM in this great aquatic city is not just the seawater that fills Venice’s canals and supports the weight of…

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. The EBM Tools Network’s discussion listserv recently tackled a question…

Belize endorses coastal zone management plan with zoning In February, the Belize government endorsed Belize’s first National Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan. In a keynote address, Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega called the plan a “pioneering step towards strengthening the governance of coastal resources through the strategic transition from sectoral…

Editor’s Note: From the Archives calls attention to past MEAM articles whose perspectives and insight remain relevant. One of the main challenges for implementing EBM and MSP approaches is getting individuals and groups to change to a new way of doing things. Change management is a scientific field that studies…