Category Archives: USA

Adaptive Management: A Spoonful of Rigour Helps the Uncertainty Go Down

Adaptive Management: A Spoonful of Rigour Helps the Uncertainty Go Down Summary: …This paper briefly clarifies what adaptive management really is, and what it can offer to the field of ecological restoration. Date: 2004 Geography: INT-Canada, US – California   Document Type: Papers and Reports

Collaborative Geospatial Information and Tools for California Coastal and Ocean Managers: Workshop Report

Collaborative Geospatial Information and Tools for California Coastal and Ocean Managers: Workshop Report Summary: This report is a compendium of ideas and recommendations on geospatial data management put forward during presentations and discussions at the workshop titled “Collaborative Geospatial Information and Tools for California Coastal and Ocean Managers,” held August 17 to 18 at Stanford University.

Marine Spatial Planning Initiative Fact Sheet

Marine Spatial Planning Initiative Fact Sheet Summary: A factsheet on ecosystem-based marine spatial planning. Authors: Center for Ocean Solutions Date: 2010 Geography: USA-California Source or Agency: Not Applicable Organization: Center for Ocean Solutions Document Type: Training and Tools

Decision Guide: Selecting Decision Support Tools for Marine Spatial Planning

Decision Guide: Selecting Decision Support Tools for Marine Spatial Planning Summary: In this Decision Guide, the term marine spatial planning is used, but emphasis is placed on the systematic and spatial nature of these approaches rather than the name itself. The systematic component provides a framework for more comprehensive, flexible, well-governed, and science-based planning…. Authors: Center for

Massachusetts Oceans Act of 2008

Massachusetts Oceans Act of 2008 Summary: This act is relative to the oceans, be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled. Authors: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Date: 2008 Geography: USA-Massachusetts Source or Agency: Not Applicable Organization: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Document Type: Case Study

Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan

Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan Summary: Today, these ecologically and economically vital public resources face unprecedented development pressure and represent potential solutions for new challenges, such as climate change. In addition to existing ocean uses, new proposals for renewable energy, deepwater aquaculture, off-shore sand…… Authors: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Date: 2009 Geography: USA-Massachusetts Source

Mapping Cumulative Impacts of Human Activities on Marine Ecosystems

Mapping Cumulative Impacts of Human Activities on Marine Ecosystems Summary: Given the diversity of human uses and natural resources that converge in coastal waters, the potential independent and cumulative impacts of those uses on marine ecosystems are important to consider during ocean planning. This study was designed to support the development and implementation of the…… Authors: Kappel,

Waves of Change Massachusetts Ocean Management Task Force Report and Recommendations

Waves of Change Massachusetts Ocean Management Task Force Report and Recommendations Summary: In recognition of the range of existing and proposed ocean uses in the Commonwealth and the many questions being raised on managing our ocean resources and the uses of them, Governor Mitt Romney and Secretary of Environmental Affairs Ellen Roy Herzfelder announced an Ocean

A Review of Ocean Management and Integrated Resource Management Programs from Around the World

A Review of Ocean Management and Integrated Resource Management Programs from Around the World Summary: This draft report is one of several prepared under contract to the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership (MOP) to support the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) in its development of the integrated coastal ocean management plan mandated by the

The Sea Around: Conservation Planning in Marine Regions

The Sea Around: Conservation Planning in Marine Regions Summary: This chapter provides an overview of marine regional planning with an emphasis on points that would not be obvious in terrsetrial planning efforts. It is primarily concerned with planning in coastal marine or near shore environments. Authors: Beck, M. W. Date: 2003 Geography: USA-National Source or Agency: Drafting a Conservation Blueprint: