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Toolkit overview

Watch the video below to learn more about the Marine Megafauna Conservation Toolkit


What is the toolkit?

The Marine Megafauna Conservation Toolkit is an open-access online toolkit which facilitates the identification of important sites for marine megafauna and pathways to advocate for their conservation.

Essentially, the toolkit is like an interactive textbook with key lessons and training material within it.


How does the toolkit work?

Click on the sections outlined in the table of contents on the left panel to navigate through the different material.


What content does the toolkit cover?

Through three main components, the toolkit:

  1. helps users identify critical sites for species, including supporting users to turn complex animal tracking data into outputs useful for decision-makers. (The toolkit helps you analyse data with R software to create key outputs)

  2. helps users in identifying effective conservation interventions through case studies curated by the global Conservation Evidence Team. (The toolkit helps you understand what solutions are known to help with species conservation)

  3. helps users understand which mechanisms can support decision-makers to act, by guiding users through the policy and advocacy opportunities for site-based conservation. (The toolkit helps you understand how decision-makers can use your data)


Who made the toolkit

First edition, produced on February 23, 2024

This toolkit was produced by the BirdLife International Marine Programme of BirdLife International, with support from:

  • British Trust for Ornithology

  • Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

  • Cambridge University Conservation Evidence

  • Key Biodiversity Area Secretariat

  • Conservation International

The toolkit builds upon the Marine IBA Toolkit (BirdLife International (2010)).

Key organisations who supported the development of the current toolkit include:

  • Association BIOM, Croatia

  • BirdLife Malta, Malta

  • Hellenic Ornithological Society, Greece

  • BirdLife South Africa, South Africa

  • Bombay Natural History Society, India

Previous supporting organisations include:

  • Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA)

  • SEO/BirdLife

  • Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux (LPO)

The development of this toolkit was made possible by Cambridge Conservation Initiative Collaborative Fund, with key support from:

  • Arcadia - a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin,

  • A.G. Leventis Foundation

Additional support to project partners was provided by:

  • Life Artina

  • Life Pan Puffinus