Property and Environment Research Center’s workshop with Georgia Aquarium on market-based coral reef conservation
- Day 1
- ShareOur market driven reef #conservation workshop is about to begin! #reefMPES
- ShareKen Nedimyer talking about the work of the Coral Restoration Foundation #reefMPES
- ShareNedimyer: The keys at 7% live coral cover barely qualifies as a reef #reefMPES
- ShareNedimyer: cold fronts, disease, hurricanes, urchin die offs and bleaching all taken their toll #reefMPES
- ShareNedimyer; if we reduce stressors we can restore the reef using aasexual propagation! #reefMPES
- ShareNedimyer: hundreds of genetic coral strains in culture, can plant out according to needs #reefMPES
- ShareThe CRF coral nursery is a treatment to the power of exponential growth! #reefMPES
- ShareJohn Hunt: a healthy reef supports scuba industry, commercial fishing, tourism, worth millions to the keys #reefMPES
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- ShareNedimyer: Plans proposed to plant out tens of thousands of corals on every named reef in the upper keys #reefMPES
- ShareGoal is to achieve critical mass of spawning stock so that reefs can once again reproduce themselves sexually #reefMPES
- ShareLively discussion underway about how reef restoration fits into Keys life and economy #reefMPES
- Share#Thepriceofeverthingandthevalueofnothing @para_sight: …discussion…about how reef restoration fits into Keys life and economy #reefMPES
- ShareJamie Sweeting: user fees can make the difference between profitability and not #reefMPES
- ShareUp next: Tundi Agardy from #ForestTrends on #markets for #marine resources. #ReefMPES
- ShareAgardy: reefs can apply lessons learned from forest payment for ecosystem services approaches #reefMPES
- ShareAgardy: coastal and marine ecosystems provide more ecosystem services than any other #reefMPES
- ShareAgardy: markets exist for cultural value of reefs like aesthetics. Not mutually exclusive with ecosystem goods like fisheries #reefMPES
- ShareAgardy: excess nutrients is a hard problem to relate to the public, compared to, say, dynamite fishing #reefMPES
- ShareAgardy: market approaches to reef conservation can’t replace state or federal programs but they can supplement #reefMPES
- ShareDiscussing whether carbon offsets & biodiversity offsets just another name for corporate guilt money for damaging the envnmt? #reefMPES
- ShareMarket driven #reef #conservation may need to be a mosaic of custom programs at very local scales, scaling up modularly #reefMPES 1/2
- ShareThis is necessary to engage stakeholders in issues of immediate concern to their “backyard” #reefMPES 2/2
- Share.@brettwhowell next up, talking about coral reef stakeholder engagement #reefMPES @PERCtweets @Georgiaaquarium
- ShareVia @BrettWHowell: The quest to identify long-term funding for marine conservation bit.ly/zrdjME #reefMPES
- ShareHowell: over 700,000 #cruiseship visitors to Key West annually, all benefit from healthy reefs. #reefMPES
- ShareHowell: but marine recreational use of the keys has dropped in both people and activity days over the last 10 yrs #reefMPES
- ShareHowell: but marine recreational use of the keys has dropped in both people and activity days over the last 10 yrs #reefMPES
- ShareHowell: this reflects dissatisfaction with the state of marine environment #reefMPES
- ShareCurrent discussion focusing on whether to start restoring reefs one at a time or to try and restore a critical mass at once #reefMPES
- ShareSean Morton now talking about marine zones and management of Keys Marine Sanctuary #reefMPES #NOAA #NMS
- ShareMorton: FKNMS just released a condition report for Florida keys: sanctuaries.noaa.gov/scien… #reefMPES
- ShareMorton: 58% of all jobs in FL keys depend in part on the national marine sanctuary #reefMPES
- ShareDo we need a new management zone designation for active restoration areas? Consensus seems to be yes #reefMPES
- ShareThere’s some very creative ideas being batted around now about how to make #reef restoration self financing. #reefMPES
- ShareSo concludes day 1 of our #reefMPES workshop in key largo. More #reef #conservation tweets tomorrow. @perctweets @GeorgiaAquarium
- ShareMorton: FKNMS just released a condition report for Florida keys: ow.ly/1FVhMu via @para_sight #reefMPES #DeepSN
- Day Two
- ShareDay two of or #coral #reef #conservation workshop is about to start. #reefMPES
- ShareThanks for tweets! RT @para_sight: Day two of or #coral #reef #conservation workshop is about to start. #reefMPES
- ShareJohn Campagna this morning to talk bout creative financing for reef conservation. I may struggle #reefMPES
- ShareCampagna: philanthropic giving down 9% since economic downturn #reefMPES
- ShareCampagna: can fund restoration through a combn of private equity, govt loan guarantees & grants. #reefMPES
- ShareNeed contingency plans in the event of natural disasters #reefMPES
- ShareAs predicted, I’m struggling with the finger points of some financing models #reefMPES
- ShareReed Watson bringing the workshop to a close #reefMPES
- ShareWatson: a big issue is “free rides”: people who benefit from a restored reef without paying to support restoration #reefMPES
- ShareWatson; need clear vision of what we are “selling”: reef restoration or a restored reef? #reefMPES
- ShareWatson: a key question remains what scale to pursue reef restoration and associated funding mechanisms : hyperlocal or regional #reefMPES
- ShareMark Hay: restoring stag and elk horn corals will realize a lot of added value, so restoring 2key spp can restore the whole reef #reefMPES
- ShareChris Bergh: restoring some key reefs important to developing a sense of place that can develop good reputations #reefMPES
