Related Tools

Below is a short collection of Internet-based tools related to ocean and coastal conservation. These web sites provide supplementary resources that can help organizations plan and implement leasing and ownership projects. The list below is not comprehensive as there are numerous additional tools available through the Internet and other sources. If you are aware of efforts appropriate for identification here, please contact us.

Coastal Conservation Toolbox — The Land Trust Alliance provides a variety of conservation techniques applicable to the coastal zone that coastal land trusts and their partners can use.

Conservation Action Planning Tools — A full set of tools, resources, news, and information about Conservation Action Planning (CAP) and the network of trained coaches who help support CAP practice worldwide.

Conservation by Design Gateway — A resource for the global conservation community to find and share guidance, tools, innovations, and lessons learned for improving the practice of conservation.

Conservation Toolkit — Provides tools and resources for land conservation in North Carolina.

Ecoregional Assessment Toolbox — Provides extensive guidance, tools, and resources for assessing biodiversity to define visions for conservation success and to inform the types, places and priorities for actions.

Ecosystem-based Management Toolkit — Guides managers and practitioners in the use of common tools for regional planning and illustrates through case studies approaches to advance ecosystem-based management by jointly addressing multiple objectives in conservation, fisheries and coastal hazards.

Ecosystem-based Management Tools Network — Promotes awareness, development, and effective use of tools for ecosystem-based management in coastal and marine environments.

Invasive Species Managers Toolkit — Provides a number of resources related to aquatic and non-aquatic invasive species, such as control techniques, early detection and response, education and outreach, grants and funding, monitoring, and restoration.

No Adverse Impact Toolkit — Describes a variety of activities that improve floodplain management including hazard identification and floodplain mapping, education and outreach, planning, regulations and development standards, mitigation, infrastructure, and emergency services.

Protected Area Tools — Contains information, tools and resources to help practitioners and policy makers implement the Convention on Biological Diversity's Program of Work on Protected Areas.

Reef Resilience Toolkit — Provides information related to coral bleaching and spawning aggregations to enable resilience to be built into coral reef management strategies.

Shorebird Conservation Toolkit — The Shorebird Conservation Toolkit has been developed to help protect and enhance shorebird habitat across Australia by increasing awareness and understanding of shorebirds and their conservation needs, improving the sharing of information between shorebird research and conservation groups and the broader community, and informing development, implementation and monitoring of shorebird conservation projects.