Marine protected areas (MPAs) play an important role in protecting habitat, managing fisheries, supporting marine biodiversity, and providing many related co-benefits to coastal communities. Despite their ecological, social, and economic value, almost two-thirds of MPAs around the world lack sufficient funding for effective management of their areas.
The new MPA Finance Toolkit is a first-stop resource for marine managers and practitioners interested in generating sustainable financing for their MPAs. The online toolkit features six videos, an extensive glossary of potential finance mechanisms (including grant-based, compensation-based, investment-based, and ecosystem value-based mechanisms), and the Blue Nature Alliance’s 3-step methodology for identifying and prioritizing MPA financing opportunities. Managers using this toolkit will come away not only with a broad understanding of this emerging and rapidly growing field, but also with guidance on how to generate high-level roadmaps for potential finance mechanisms for their MPAs.
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The MPA Finance Toolkit was developed by the Reef Resilience Network in partnership with the Blue Nature Alliance, a global partnership to catalyze effective large-scale ocean conservation.