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Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) Tools Network

Find information and training for coastal and marine ecosystem-based management, marine protected area and marine spatial planning, and integrated land-sea planning. The network's mission is to promote healthy ecosystems and communities by encouraging coastal-marine practitioners to incorporate ecosystem-based thinking into management decisions.

The Ecosystem-Based Management Network comprises coastal, marine, and other conservation and management practitioners working to promote healthy ecosystems and communities by incorporating ecosystem considerations into management.