Posted on December 18, 2020 - 11:31am, by MPA News staff
Even before the COVID pandemic started, the MPA field was in need of new ideas and tools for financing, with many sites chronically underfunded or too reliant on a single source of revenue. Now amid the pandemic, with government budgets being cut and tourism dwindling, the need for robust and diverse revenue streams is clearer than ever.
This month, MPA News highlights three new concepts for MPA finance, and how practitioners are exploring their possibilities:
MPAs, public-private partnerships, and collaborative management - by Nicolas Pascal
Using mobile financial technology to incentivize local communities to protect marine wildlife - an interview with Sari Tolvanen