New case studies have been added to our online database featuring successful management strategies.
Using Coral Restoration and Ecotourism to Increase Local Participation and Financial Benefits of Resource Management Efforts
Since 2006, 50,000+ corals consisting of more than 50 species have been propagated and transplanted back to the reef in village MPAs, and village youth have received basic training in cost-effective coral propagation techniques, reef ecology and fauna, and integrating this work into guided snorkeling tours. Learn more
Climate-Smart Coral Reef and Watershed Management Using the Adaptation Design Tool in Guánica Bay Watershed, Puerto Rico
Climate change is expected to adversely impact watershed and downstream coral reef health in many ways in southwest Puerto Rico and management actions for coral reefs considered or implemented so far have generally focused on existing conditions. Thus, the challenge is systematically and transparently designing climate-smart watershed and coral reef management actions. The Adaptation Design Tool was used in the Guánica Bay Watershed to incorporate climate-smart design into their management activities by considering the effects of climate change on ecosystem stressors and implications for effective management. Learn more
From Awareness to Action: Building Social and Ecological Resilience Towards Climate Change
On Tioman Island, the results of Malaysia resilience assessments were used to prioritize management actions. A program was started to reduce local impacts to reefs, build local community capacity, and to involve the community in coral reef conservation and management. Hard coral cover around Tioman has increased by 12% since 2013, while surveys have shown a decline of up to 10% in other locations along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Learn more