Capitalizing on a set of show cases chosen around the Atlantic basin, field managers and experts of the Coastal Specialist Group and the Nature Based Solutions Specialist Group will present how MPAs can contribute to coastal resilience by resolving and overpassing problems affecting coastal communities beyond their boundaries. While the threats arising worldwide from rapid development in coastal areas and climate change sometimes lead to the degradation or the decommissioning of MPAs, their managers, by providing knowledge and building collaborations with the actors of coastal territories, have the potential of orienting the stakeholders towards sound anticipated and precautionary coastal management decision that also contribute to strengthen their own sustainability and resilience. This session will present the lessons learnt, approaches and tools that could be used by the MPAs community to more broadly contribute to the well-being of surrounding communities and to coastal resilience.
