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This article describes a community-based framework for combining different types of knowledge to address climate change. It builds on earlier work to develop and pilot a framework for addressing disaster risk reduction in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and looks at community participation in disaster risk reduction activities with a focus on Papua New Guinea.

This Plos One article compiled a globally-representative database of visits to Protected Areas (PAs) and built region-specific models predicting visit rates from PA size, local population size, remoteness, natural attractiveness, and national income to display the high value that PAs provide, and call for its increased investment and preservation.

This UNFCC agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. Implementation of the Paris Agreement requires economic and social transformation, based on the best available science and works on a 5- year cycle of increasingly ambitious climate action carried out by countries.

This Routledge handbook explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies inherent to tourism’s relationship with nature. It brings together leading specialists from range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, to provide state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research on this complex relationship and future direction.

This WWF tool provides a standardized evaluation approach to ensure conservation linkages and to set thematic and geographic priorities for engagement. This framework includes a conservation framework; tourism readiness, potential and status; conservation travel potential; and WWF country readiness and funding potential.

This WRI report examines existing and expected climate-driven changes on the ocean, highlights opportunities for effective institutions and markets to reduce these impacts, explores opportunities for investment by highlighting the magnitude and direction of climate change impacts, and identifies opportunities for action for how countries can achieve ‘blue’ economic growth by implementing policies and infrastructure that reduce risks and build resilience to climate change.

Tour operators in Australia are giving back to the Great Barrier Reef by repurposing their idle vessels and staff for coral restoration missions.

This app guides players to classify coral, marine envirnoment and creatures. It is used by destinations like Hawaii to educate and engage tourist to understand and appreciate the value of corals.

In this webinar, speakers provide an overview of the state of the science on marine protected area (MPA) benefits, highlighting what we know about these important ocean conservation tools and the “why” behind the 30x30 goal.

This Blue Ventures toolkit provides practical guidance in setting up and maintaining Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs). The Resource Kit is helpful for technical partners that assist communities with implementation and community members trained in LMMA implementation. With a focus on Madagascar, practical experience and case studies from the field are used to present user-friendly ‘How to’ guidance at each stage of LMMA creation.