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Resources

Every day ocean experts from our founding partners are working hard to better understand and protect our ocean world. Often working behind the scenes, this page gives you a rare glimpse about who they are and what they do on your behalf. Check back frequently to meet new experts. We hope their stories will inspire you to take the plunge yourself and join our exciting work, above the surface or even below the waves!

Experts
Finn Larsen, Western Gray Whale Conservation Initiative
IUCN Global Marine Programme:
http://www.iucn.org/marine
Jennifer Smith, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the North West Atlantic and Manager, GIS/Conservation Planning, WWF Canada
WWF Canada: expertise in the use of Marxan
http://www.wwf.ca/wwf.asp
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Leslie Walling, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator, Wider Caribbean
Coastal Solutions: vulnerability and impact assessment, conservation planning, policy formulation, capacity building, and community awareness and outreach

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Segundo Coello, WCPA-Marine Regional Coordinator for the South East Pacific
WCPA: ecotourism, MPAs and fisheries

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Full List of experts
Suggested Materials

This section provides the top materials on key topics of interest to MPA practitioners. Selections have been identified based on a review of existing materials. Of these, 5-10 of the most commonly used, whether regional or international in scope, are listed.

What topics interest you?

MPA Overview
Tourism
Climate Change
Valuation (economic, social, cultural)
Sustainable Financing
Networks of MPAs and Connectivity
Stakeholder Involvement
Communication and Education
MPA Operations - enforcement, facilities, permitting - the day to day of getting the job done
Management Effectiveness and Monitoring Methods (ecological, socioeconomic, and governance)
Management Planning (including spatial planning aspects)
Fisheries

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What type of materials would you like?

Toolkits
Websites
Peer reviewed publications
Guidebooks
Synthesis documents
Internet decision support tools
Films
Public oriented outreach materials (e.g. comic books, posters, calendars)
Other (materials that don't fall within above categories)
Training curriculum, etc.

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What scale interests you? (note: at this time most of the postings are at a global scale)

Global
Antarctic
Arctic
Mediterranean and Black Seas
North West Atlantic
North East Atlantic
Baltic
Wider Caribbean
West Africa
South Atlantic
Central Indian Ocean
Arabian Seas
East Africa
East Asian Seas
North and South Pacific
North East Pacific
North West Pacific
South East Pacific
Australia New Zealand

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Commitment Tracker

Countries around the world are rising to the challenge to protect planet ocean. Many of them already have committed to protecting our oceans and seas, often to demanding timetables.

Find out what your country has agreed to by using our simple committment tracker, and then become involved through these pages and our partner organisations to help turn these commitmments into reality!

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