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Tools, Guidebooks and Posters from the Locally Managed Marine Areas Network (LMMA)

Various authors. Tools, Guidebooks and Posters from the Locally Managed Marine Areas Network (LMMA). Resource section of the LMMA Network.

The Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) website’s resource section has an extensive selection of resources that can be used for assisting managers and as communication tools.

Booklets and posters are downloadable from their website. For example, this deep-bottom fish identification kit contains 50 cards with full colour pictures and key identification features for each fish.

REEF GAME - Tool Demonstration Guide: A Game to Explore Livelihoods and Marine Conservation in Fishing Communities.

Cleland, D., Doctor, M.V.A., and Perez, P. 2010.  REEF GAME - Tool Demonstration Guide: A Game to Explore Livelihoods and Marine Conservation in Fishing Communities. In: Marine Environment and Resources Foundation, Inc. Ecosystem-Based Management Toolkit for Philippine Coastal Resource Management.  Marine Environment and Resources Foundation, Inc., Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 23p.

Inspiring Support and Commitment for Protected Areas through Communication, Education and Public Awareness Programs: A Quick Guide for Protected Area Practitioners.

Ervin, J., P. Butler, L. Wilkinson, M. Piper and S. Watkins. 2010. Inspiring Support and Commitment for Protected Areas through Communication, Education and Public Awareness Programs: A Quick Guide for Protected Area Practitioners. Quick Guide Series, J. Ervin ed. Arlington, VA: Rare Conservation.

Educational Posters on Marine Species and Other Topics

Educational Posters on Marine Species and Other Topics.  Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). Educational materials.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community's (SPC) digital library has posters categorized by the year they were developed for marine species and other topics.

They are downloadable as PDF documents and come in a variety of languages (e.g. the one pictured is from Kiribati).

You can also download brochures and fact sheets from their website.

Designing Effective Locally Managed Areas in Tropical Marine Environments: A Facilitator’s Guide to Help Sustain Community Benefits Through Management for Fisheries, Ecosystems, and Climate Change

Gombos, M., Atkinson, S., Green, A., & Flower, K. (Eds.). 2013. Designing Effective Locally Managed Areas in Tropical Marine Environments: A Facilitator’s Guide to Help Sustain Community Benefits Through Management for Fisheries, Ecosystems, and Climate Change. Jakarta, Indonesia and USAID Coral Triangle Support Partnership.

Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) A toolkit for National Focal Points and NBSAP Coordinators

Hesselink, F., Goldstein, W., van Kempen, P.P.,  Garnett, T. and Dela, J. 2007.  Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) A toolkit for National Focal Points and NBSAP Coordinators. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and IUCN: Montreal, Canada.