About the EBM Tools Network

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The EBM Tools Network is an alliance of EBM tool developers, practitioners, and training providers to develop EBM tools and support their use in EBM implementation in coastal and marine environments and the terrestrial environments that affect them (watersheds).  Network members include ACE Basin NERR, American Museum of Natural History Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Boston University, Brown University, Center for Watershed Protection, Coastal Development Centre, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Conservation International, Conservation Planning Institute, Davey Jones' Locker, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, DHI, Duke University, Ecotrust, ENCORA, Environmental Protection Agency, Florida Sea Grant, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Intelligent Marine Planning, Mappamondo GIS, MarineMap,  Memorial University, National Center for Coral Reef Research, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Economics Program/Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, The Nature Conservancy, NatureServe, Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) Network, Pacific Marine Analysis and Research Association (PacMARA), Palau Automated Land and Resource Information System (PALARIS), Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC), PlaceMatters, Placeways, the Sea Around Us Project, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Queensland , University of the South Pacific,  University of Tasmania, University of Texas Marine Science Institute, Wild Salmon Center, World Fish Center, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF).  The Network is coordinated by NatureServe with support from the David & Lucile Packard Foundation.

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The objectives of the EBM Tools Network are to:

  • Increase awareness of existing EBM tools
  • Promote the development and maintenance of EBM tools
  • Promote the effective use of EBM tools.

    • Network activities include:

    • Maintaining a knowledge base of existing EBM tools
    • Providing outreach for existing EBM tools and toolkits
    • Assessing tool needs of EBM practitioners and gaps in tool functionality
    • Providing tools training
    • Developing best practices for using tools
    • Developing best practices for tool development to promote tool utility, sustainability, and interoperability