Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) Tools Network

The Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) Tools Network, co-coordinated by NatureServe and OCTO (Open Communications for the Ocean), is a source of information and training for planning and management tools for coastal-marine ecosystem-based management, marine protected area and marine spatial planning, and integrated land-sea planning. Its mission is to promote healthy ecosystems and communities by increasing the knowledge and capacity of coastal-marine practitioners to apply tools that help incorporate ecosystem-based thinking into management decisions.

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