Abstract Summary
The Reef Resilience Network connects marine resource managers with information, experts, resources, and skill-building opportunities to accelerate and leverage solutions for improved conservation and restoration of coral reefs around the world. The Network is a partnership led by The Nature Conservancy that is comprised of more than 1,350 members and supported by dozens of partners and TNC staff. It also includes over 100 global experts in the field of coral reefs, fisheries, climate change, restoration, and communication, and more who serve as trainers, advisors, and content reviewers. To achieve these goals over the last 15 years, we have focused on 1) synthesizing and sharing the latest science and management strategies through our website modules, journal article summaries, manager case studies, and newsletter; 2) connecting managers and experts to share resources and lessons learned through Network-hosted learning exchanges, trainings, and interactive webinars; and 3) providing training, seed funding, and support to help managers incorporate resilience concepts into their management strategies and regulatory policies, and encourage increased knowledge-sharing within and across regions. We have recently launched a new website module on coral restoration, focused on sharing best practices for methods including coral gardening in field-based and land-based nurseries, larval propagation, micro-fragmentation, and substrate addition and enhancement with engineered and other approaches. In this presentation, we will share information about RRN resources, the coral restoration module, and our plans for new content and tools coming down the pipeline.
