Last week, the IUCN Guidebook for Assessing and Improving Social Equity in Marine Conservation was launched 📘🌊 - a new resource designed to help practitioners, policymakers, and researchers understand, measure, and strengthen fairness and inclusion in marine conservation efforts.

Explore or download it here: 🔗 https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/52587 

The guidebook was co-led by @Mark Andrachuk and Nathan Bennett, with support from WWF, WWF Science, the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), Conservation International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and the Blue Nature Alliance.

The work also reflects the expertise and collaboration of an exceptional team of co-authors: Jessica Blythe, Joachim Claudet, Neil Dawson, Elena Finkbeiner, Juno Fitzpatrick, Phil Franks, David A. Gill, Georgina G. Gurney, Timur Jack-Kadıoğlu, Stacy Jupiter, Jacqueline Lau, Priscila F. M. Lopes, Shauna L. Mahajan, Ella-Kari Muhl, Josheena Naggea, Katina Roumbedakis, Samiya Selim, Gerald G. Singh, Mia Strand, Kira Sullivan-Wiley and Sebastian Villasante.

“Equity and inclusion are central to effective and lasting conservation outcomes. This guidebook provides a foundation for understanding, measuring, and advancing fairness in how we govern and manage marine resources.” says Mark Andrachuk.

🌊 Join the Launch Webinar

To explore the guidebook’s key concepts and applications, the team will host a webinar on October 28th, featuring discussions on how to integrate social equity into marine conservation practice.

📅 Date: October 28
🕒 Time: 10:00–12:00 ET (15:00–17:00 CET)
🔗 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5j207vB7TYWQhEkIQYnAqg#/registration 

This launch represents an important step toward building more equitable, inclusive, and effective approaches to conserving our oceans and coasts 🌍💙.