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Given the multitude of demands on marine environments, it is vital to build the capacity-- people, institutions, and tools--needed to manage ocean resources. Unfortunately, many efforts focus on specific projects rather than on capacity building as a goal unto itself, resulting in activities that end after the typically short project lifetime. Increasing Capacity for Stewardship of Oceans and Coasts: A Priority for the 21st Century recommends ways to strengthen marine protection and management capacity through sustained emphasis on capacity development.
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Increasing Capacity for Stewardship of Oceans and Coasts: A Priority for the 21st Century
Consensus Study Report
·2008
Marine environments support the livelihoods, economies, and quality of life for communities around the world. But growth of coastal populations and increasing demands on marine resources are putting the future of ocean and coastal resources at risk through impacts such as overfishing, wetland draina...
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