In this issue of MEAM, we are very pleased to follow up our July-August 2016 article about financing multi-sector ocean planning and management with a more in-depth look at the possibilities of impact investing for bringing much needed capital to the marine conservation and management field in the coming years.
In addition, we have updated our compilation of training opportunities for MSP with information on new opportunities including:
- the Duke University Nicholas School Executive Education Marine Planning Advancement Training being held online from October 10 – December 16, 2016;
- the Blue Solutions Blue Planning in Practice 5-day training course being held on demand; and
- the Blue Solutions Blue Planning in Practice participant handbook available online.
And for those wishing for a thorough analysis of the state of existing academic education and professional training in MSP, a new publication in Marine Policy is available. (Interested parties are encouraged to contact the authors for a copy.)
Best wishes for your work,
Sarah Carr, MEAM Editor
[email protected]
MEAM (Marine Ecosystems and Management) Newsletter – October 2016
Impact investing for ocean ecosystems and users: Capital available, but projects needed! Increasingly, investors are seeking to fund ventures or initiatives that actively achieve positive social or environmental results. “Impact investing” has the potential of bringing tens to hundreds of billions of dollars into the marine conservation and management field in the coming years. Learn more about impact investing for ocean ecosystems and users.
Tundi’s Take: Is blue growth taking us where we want to go? Could the blue economy lead to extinctions of species and ways of life? Get Tundi’s take.
The EBM Toolbox: Tools for crowdsourcing data and collaborative mapping. Need to learn how your stakeholders are using the marine environment? Want to take advantage of the eyes (and brains) of concerned citizens? Read about tools for crowdsourcing data and doing wiki-style mapping.
Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners
- European MSP knowledge-sharing platform launched
- Report provides comprehensive review of effects of ocean warming
- Researchers find realities of MSP implementation contrast with conceptual ideals
- Report finds current UN protections for deep sea ecosystems inadequate
- New web platform with coastal-marine “solution” case studies
From My Bookshelf: The Once and Future Ocean – Notes Toward a New Hydraulic Society. Peter Neill’s new book is a jarring read – a wake up call that real change will only come from a new way of thinking about the water world. Read more.
View/print the full issue: https://meam.openchannels.org/print/meam/issue/october-2016-011
MEAM (Marine Ecosystems and Management)
Editor: Sarah Carr
Supervising Editor: John B. Davis
Contributing Editor: Tundi Agardy
OpenChannels Manager: Nick Wehner
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Chair: David Fluharty, University of Washington
Kevern Cochrane, Rhodes University
Jon Day, James Cook University
Mark Erdmann, Conservation International
Ben Halpern, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Karen McLeod, Oregon State University
Jake Rice, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Kristin Sherwood, FishChoice
Kevin Stokes, Fisheries consultant
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