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Integration for Impact

Integration for Impact


Bringing it all together for a healthy ocean and prosperous blue economy.

 

The Challenge has produced nearly a decade’s worth of research results, guidance, and tools from more than 100 projects. In our final year, we focused on synthesising this knowledge into accessible outputs that will lead to action and support continued efforts toward the Challenge vision. This synthesis brings together key messages and recommendations from our journey and provides knowledge generated in a format intended to enable its uptake, application, and further development.

We introduce nine topics prioritised by the Challenge community as being critical to enabling holistic ecosystem-based management (EBM) and te ao Māori approaches – and ultimately realise a healthy ocean and prosperous blue economy.

Marine governance – sustaining ocean outcomes for future generations

Marine governance – sustaining ocean outcomes for future generations

Enabling ecosystem-based management in Aotearoa New Zealand’s marine law and policy

Enabling ecosystem-based management in Aotearoa New Zealand’s marine law and policy

Empowering Māori knowledge in marine decision-making

Empowering Māori knowledge in marine decision-making

Addressing cumulative effects in marine management decision

Addressing cumulative effects in marine management decision

Addressing risk and uncertainty in decision-making

Addressing risk and uncertainty in decision-making

Restoring marine ecosystems through better management and financing

Restoring marine ecosystems through better management and financing

Enabling effective marine spatial planning for ecological and economic wellbeing

Enabling effective marine spatial planning for ecological and economic wellbeing

Enabling a broad knowledge base for marine management decisions

Enabling a broad knowledge base for marine management decisions

Developing pathways to a flourishing blue economy

Developing pathways to a flourishing blue economy