by Caroline Spruill | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Contributed by Emily Landis of The Nature Conservancy Last month, governments, intergovernmental organizations, UN agencies, NGOs and civil society convened at the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...
by Caroline Spruill | Jun 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Mapping Ocean Wealth is a new twist on something The Nature Conservancy has done well for 60 years: show people what the world looks like through maps. But instead of maps of habitats, we’re creating maps of ocean’s benefits. View the video to learn...
by Caroline Spruill | May 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
Our oceans and coastal habitats produce a variety of benefits for coastal communities. A series of Mapping Ocean Wealth infographics has been produced to help illustrate some of these benefits, with specific, quantitative examples about how and where these benefits...
by Caroline Spruill | Apr 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
The following article first appeared in The Cornerstone Journal of Sustainable Finance & Banking. By Maria Damanaki, Global Managing Director for Oceans at The Nature Conservancy Today, half of the world’s people live in cities. By 2050, three out of four people...
by Caroline Spruill | Jan 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Nature Conservancy’s Indonesia marine staff recently completed a rapid ecological assessment (REA) of the Savu Sea Marine National Park, covering about one third of the total 3.3 million hectare park. “Savu Sea in general has become a great attraction for marine...
