Great Bear Sea in Canada
Jenn Burt joined Nature United as BC Marine Program Lead in January 2019. One of her key goals is to build partnerships to strengthen sustainable fisheries and support healthy ocean-based coastal economies. Part…
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Mapping Ocean Wealth redesigned
If you’ve visited oceanwealth.org recently, you may notice a few subtle yet meaningful changes! Launched in March 2019, the new design reflects the objectives of Mapping Ocean Wealth Phase II – highlight the…
MSP@TNC in 2018
In 2018, there was a lot of MSP activity around the world in partnership with government, stakeholders, local communities and local partners. Please explore here for some of the MSP@TNC highlights! February 2018…
Mangrove Restoration Potential Map
Healthy mangroves are a precious, almost priceless resource, and yet over the past 50 years the world has witnessed staggering levels of mangrove loss and degradation. Mangroves can, quite literally save lives during…
Seychelles Sovereign Blue Bond
The Republic of Seychelles has launched the world’s first sovereign blue bond—a pioneering financial instrument designed to support sustainable marine and fisheries projects. The bond, which raised US$15 million from international investors, demonstrates the…
Implementing MSP in Canada
On Canada’s west coast, marine spatial plans were completed in 2015-2016. Strong marine plans now underpin co-management between First Nations and the Province of BC and tripartite relationships with First Nations, Province of…
Bahamas Protected Area Design
The Bahamas National Protected Area System currently protects approximately 10% of the country’s marine environment. Under the Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI), the Bahamas has committed to effectively conserving and managing at least 20%…
Development by Design
The Nature Conservancy’s Development by Design promotes a proactive approach to help guide sustainable development decision-making by looking beyond individual project locations to identify the cumulative impacts of development on natural areas across…
Hi-Res coral reef mapping!
The Nature Conservancy in the Caribbean, Carnegie Institution for Science and Planet launched a groundbreaking initiative to create the first-ever high-resolution map of the shallow waters of the entire Caribbean Basin. Groundbreaking photos…
Long Island Sound Blue Plan!
The first draft of the Long Island Sound Inventory of Natural Resources and Human Uses for the Long Island Sound Blue Plan was completed in March 2018. This is a nearly 300- page…
MSP@TNC in Indonesia!
TNC is partnering with Institut Teknologi Bandung and the Spatial Planning Directorate of Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs to inform the government engagement process in Lesser Sunda. TNC and partners are also supporting…
New look for marine planning website!
We’ve designed a clean, user-friendly interface with updated information on TNC’s marine spatial planning projects and new resources. We will be working on adding new content over the coming weeks and welcome your feedback or information to add to the site.