(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — When considering how to use marine spaces and allocate resources to their management, policymakers would do well to take a gender-sensitive approach. So say UC Santa Barbara ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Bermuda’s ocean supports us all — fishermen and women, families, businesses and communities. It provides food, livelihoods, ...

Samoa, an archipelagic country composed of nine islands in the South Pacific Ocean, is on the frontline of climate change. Rising sea levels, ocean warming and acidification all pose significant ...

s part of its adaptive management cycle, California is considering proposed changes to its groundbreaking Network of marine protected areas (MPAs) through the California Fish and Game Commission’s ...

As Afloat reported previously on Ireland’s marine planning policy consultation, the document aims to support consistency in ...

Despite five years of community calls and an existing state commitment to Marine Spatial Planning, no funding was allocated for a Marine Spatial Plan ...

Are you preparing for Civil Services Exam 2026? Here are questions from GS paper 3 for this week with essential points as the fodder for your answers. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the ...