Lord Howe Island Sharks
Lord Howe Island, a tiny remote World Heritage Area off of Australia, is home to an isolated population of Galapagos whaler sharks. Interactions between the fishers and sharks are of concern to the community. This research investigates community attitudes and behaviours towards sharks, shark population health and behaviours, and management options.
Private, Innovative Investment in the Great Barrier Reef
What conservation actions in the Great Barrier Reef are attractive to private investment? Melissa Walsh is leading a consortium of coral reef management and innovative finance experts to identify investment opportunities that will deliver measurable benefits for the Reef. Funded by the Australian Department of the Environment and Energy.
Funding Toolkit for Reef Citizen Science
How do citizen science organisations access novel sources of funding?
This draft toolkit outlines a process and opportunities for non-profit organisations to access sustainable, strategic finance.
Funded by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and Boeing
Marine Biodiversity Offsets
Biodiviersty offsets are a regulatory mechanism used by governments to mitigate the environmental impacts of permitted development projects.
Marine Conservation Finance Consulting has been involved in a variety of research and policy projects related to improving marine offsets in the Great Barrier Reef.
Marine Conservation Finance: an emerging field
Research project funded by the ARC Centre of Exellence in Coral Reef Studies and the Australian National Environmental Science Program
Marine Impact Investing
Are there business models that produce both marine environmental benefits and profits?
This is the first ever global survey of marine impact investments and recommendations for how to grow the sector. Details available May 2016.
Research project funded by the ARC Centre of Exellence in Coral Reef Studies and the Australian National Environmental Science Program
Reef Water Quality Loan Fund
Which agricultural water quality practices generate economic value? Can we create a revolving loan fund to help agribusinesses lower debt and improve environmental outcomes? Learn more here.
Research project funded by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (Science to Management Award), ARC Centre of Exellence in Coral Reef Studies and the Australian National Environmental Science Program
Economic Value of the Great Barrier Reef
Money is the language of development, and translating the multiple values of coral reefs into the language of money assists in reef protection and management. Governments and corporations can use natural capital data and economic valuations to improve ecological and financial outcomes.
This project provides a novel perspective and numerical estimate of the monetary values of the Great Barrier Reef.
Research project funded by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.