New study identifies ten key components that will promote the development and implementation of sustainable, equitable, climate-smart ocean planning initiatives around the globe. The guidelines come ...

The special collection dedicated to the “Integration of Marine Protected Areas and Maritime Spatial Planning Processes” will explore the critical intersection of marine biodiversity conservation and ...

(Photo Credit: Sandrine Jauffret, Marcelo H. Acerbi/The World Bank) Marine spatial planning is most effective when everyone from the government to private sector players to artisanal fishers are ...

A healthy ocean is critical to address the triple challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. This event will discuss marine and coastal spatial planning -- one tool that can help ...

A sea turtle swims in a coral reef in Hawaii. Ocean acidification, found to be on the brink of crossing a boundary into higher-risk territory, can affect coral skeleton formation. In a paper published ...

Kenya is edging closer to its first-ever Marine Spatial Plan (MSP), a major policy framework expected to transform the management of marine resources.The 20-year plan, which has already received ...

The creation of protected marine areas for local waters is supported by an open letter formally submitted to the Government ...