The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management
From the Archives: Turning science into policy: What scientists should (and should not) do when talking to policy-makers (MEAM Feb-Mar 2015, Issue 8:3)
Editor’s Note: From the Archives calls attention to past MEAM articles whose perspectives and insight remain relevant. Science is one of many considerations that policy-makers juggle in their decision-making. So how do scientists and other proponents of science make sure it gets its due? In this article, four experts shared…
From the Editor: Dig deeper into MEAM topics with live events
Dear MEAM subscribers, Starting with this issue, MEAM will pair some of its articles with live online events – chats and webinars – to provide additional opportunities for interactive discussion and knowledge sharing on critical topics. MEAM will work with OpenChannels.org and the EBM Tools Network to host these events….
“Start where your audience is, not where you want them to be”: What EBM and MSP practitioners can (and should) learn from marketing
To some in conservation and resource management, marketing can seem like a bad word, connoting gimmickry, manipulation, consumerism, or overconsumption. But marketing is inherently about getting people to change their behavior, whether it is buying a product, recycling, or supporting a new approach to management. Marketing techniques, honed by the…
Tundi’s Take: Marketing conservation: Ocean-serving, or self-serving?
By Tundi Agardy, Contributing Editor, MEAM. Email: tundiagardy@earthlink.net Marine conservationists have long bemoaned the lack of attention to the field. It is assumed that if only we could reach everyone and make them care, they would do the right thing and ocean health would get better. So the mantra and…
The EBM Toolbox: Using decision support tools for Coastal Zone Management in Belize
By Gregg Verutes Editor's note: The goal of The EBM Toolbox is to promote awareness of tools and methods for facilitating EBM and MSP processes. It is brought to you by the EBM Tools Network (www.ebmtools.org), a voluntary alliance of tool users, developers, and training providers. Ocean planning requires balancing…
Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners
Wetlands and seagrass restoration can now earn carbon credits The Verified Carbon Standard, which sets guidelines for carbon accounting, has approved the Methodology for Tidal Wetland and Seagrass Restoration (VM0033). The methodology provides procedures for calculating, reporting, and verifying greenhouse gas reductions for tidal wetland restoration projects anywhere in the…
From the Archives: Integrated land-and-sea management: Examining three cases where marine practitioners are looking upstream (MEAM June-July 2013, Issue 6:6)
Editor’s Note: From the Archives calls attention to past MEAM articles whose perspectives and insight remain relevant. Highlights from the integrated land-sea management article and related Tundi’s Take include: Developing a way to coordinate upstream and downstream conservation in Fiji Working with upstream farmers in Monterey Bay, California, USA Improving…
From the Editor: PDF of MEAM still available, new ocean planning listserv
Dear MEAM subscribers, A number of you have asked for a PDF (Portable Document Format) version of MEAM for downloading and printing. Although we are no longer able to support the fully formatted eight-page version, a PDF version of each issue of MEAM is still available. The link to this…
Is your work EBM? Reflections from the EBM Tools Network
In our first issue back in September 2007, MEAM shared the views of four EBM experts on challenges facing the EBM field. Earlier this year, MEAM caught up again with some of those experts to get their views on progress the EBM field has made since then. Now as the…
Tundi’s Take: The horror and hubris of land reclamation
By Tundi Agardy, Contributing Editor, MEAM. Email: tundiagardy@earthlink.net As MEAM hears from practitioners around the world about how their work relates to EBM, I feel compelled to call attention to a frightening phenomenon I am witnessing – expanding, unchecked land reclamation, even in places that purport to be practicing EBM….