International
Tropical
Marine
Ecosystems
Management
Symposium

Close collaborations between individuals and organizations generate synergies and linkages that together have a broader impact than the actions of a single entity or initiative. The Partnerships and Strategic Alliances theme analyzes the characteristics, activities, roles and impacts of a variety of partnerships and alliances working to advance coral reef management, including public-private, multi-level / multilateral / multi-scale and non-traditional partnerships.

• Recommendations
  • Final Recommendations

• Cases Studies
  • The Creation of an Alliance to Reduce Bi-National Challenges in Relation to Natural Resources use in Area Protegida Reserva de Usos Multiples Rio Sarstún, Guatemala, and the Sarstoon Temash National Park, Belize
  • Joining Forces for Healthy Reefs: An Assessment of the Key Ingredients in Successful Partnerships
  • The case-study of a Multi-use Marine Reserve as a tool for fisheries management: main challenges and problems
  • Partnerships Among Government and Local Communities in the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Control Program in Okinawa, Japan
  • Public Private Partnerships: How Agriculture and Water-Using Industries are Engaging in the Conservation of the MAR

• Reports
  • The role of multi sector partnerships for the conservation of Tropical Marine Ecosystems, Session 1
  • The role of multi sector partnerships for the conservation of Tropical Marine Ecosystems, Session 2
  • Thematic report: Partnerships and Strategic Alliances

• Workshop presentations*
  • Healthy Reefs For Healthy People
  • The Case Study of a Multi-use Marine Reserve as a Tool For Fisheries Management: Main Challenges & Problems
  • Partnerships Among Government and Local Communities in the Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish Control Program in Okinawa, Japan
  • Creating an Alliance to Reduce the Conflict and Impacts in Natural Resources in Sarstun Bi-national Zone
  • Public/Private Partnerships: How Agriculture and Water-using Industries are Engaging in the Conservation of the MAR

• Workshop photos