A couple of years ago, a group of us (Rebecca Weeks, Bob Pressey, Jo Wilson, Vera Horigue, Maurice Knight, Rene Acosta, Rene Abesamis, & Jamal Jompa) got together to discuss why systematic conservation planning still remains under-utilised in the Coral Triangle region, despite being widely recognised and applied as best practice elsewhere. The results of … Continue reading New Paper: Ten things to get right for marine conservation planning in the Coral Triangle
“The Future of Coral Reefs” Symposium Videos!
Here's a few presentations from Conservation Planning Group folks at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies Annual Symposium "The Future of Coral Reefs". Marine turtles in a changing world - Mariana Fuentes Preparing for the next rezoning of the Great Barrier Reef - Bob Pressey Managing the World Heritage values of the … Continue reading “The Future of Coral Reefs” Symposium Videos!
New paper: Adaptive management of marine mega-fauna in a changing climate
A new paper has been published by Mariana Fuentes, Bob Pressey and colleagues on the adaptive management of marine mega-fauna in a changing climate, in Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. The paper discusses the approaches necessary for each step of an adaptive management cycle to be implemented to manage marine mega-fauna in a … Continue reading New paper: Adaptive management of marine mega-fauna in a changing climate
Happening now: ATBC 2014!
The conservation planning group are currently in Cairns for the 51st Annual Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. Check out our symposium: Innovations in conservation planning in the Asia-Pacific region THURSDAY 23rd July, 9.15am - 14.45, Hall A Featuring these talks, and more! 0930–0945 Vanessa Adams Prioritizing management in protected areas: a … Continue reading Happening now: ATBC 2014!
Happening now: SCBO 2014!
The conservation planning group are currently in Suva, Fiji for the Society for Conservation Biology Oceania meeting. Follow our tweets at #SCBO2014 for news from the conference! Here's Mel talking about her phd research!
Protected area network planning in Pohnpei
Last week I was in Pohnpei, Micronesia, to help the wonderful folks at The Nature Conservancy and the Conservation Society of Pohnpei to facilitate a state-wide protected area network planning workshop (Pohnpei is one of four states in the Federated States of Micronesia). Previous conservation planning initiatives have produced impressive results on paper, but have … Continue reading Protected area network planning in Pohnpei
Interview on Coral Triangle scale mismatches in MEAM
The current edition of Marine Ecosystems and Management (MEAM) features an article on mismatches between the scale of ecosystems and the scale of management, and how practitioners are addressing this challenge. Rebecca Weeks discusses the potential for marine protected area networks to address scale mismatches in the Coral Triangle / Pacific Islands regions. There are … Continue reading Interview on Coral Triangle scale mismatches in MEAM
Climate change work profiled in MPA News
Rafael's paper on Integrating connectivity and climate change into marine conservation planning has been profiled in the latest edition of MPA News:
Live chat on residual MPAs
Alas, those of us in Australia will have to get up very early for this, but at least you can wear your pyjamas. When: Wednesday, March 26, 1 pm EDT / 5 pm GMT / Thurs 3 am AEST Where: OpenChannels In this interactive ‘Office Hour’ chat hosted by the EBM tools network, co-authors Rodolphe … Continue reading Live chat on residual MPAs