Your online hub for tools and projects for innovative interdisciplinary coastal-marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management. Find and contribute new resources and ideas to grow this information bank for coastal and marine managers worldwide.
The Coastal-Marine Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) Tools Network is an alliance of EBM tool users, providers, and researchers to promote the use and development of EBM in coastal and marine environments and the terrestrial environments that affect them (watersheds). Learn more about the Network.
The EBM Tools Database is an online platform to help a broad range of users find, share, and contribute information about decision-support tools, projects and resources for innovative, interdisciplinary coastal-marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management. The database organizes information and resources in five areas:
- Tools- Methods and software/web tools to improve decision making.
- Projects- Case studies representing a wide range of geographic locations, ecosystems, planning processes, tools, and outcomes.
- Resources- Publications, toolkits, databases and other resources to promote interdisciplinary coastal-marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management.
- Organizations- Companies and organizations providing assistance with interdisciplinary coastal-marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management including consultation, resources, and/or project management.
- Practitioners- Professionals offering a tool, service or resource to promote interdisciplinary coastal-marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management.
