Conservation Strategy Fund is now accepting applications for our Economic Tools for Marine Conservation training course, from May 18-29, 2015 in Bali, Indonesia. This course is being offered in partnership with the Coral Triangle Center and with support from theMacArthur Foundation.

This course will provide a foundation in the economics of fisheries management and coastal conservation in Indonesia. Topics will include: economic drivers of destructive fishing practices and coastal degradation, valuation of environmental goods and services, incentives and policy solutions for fisheries and coastal resource management, marine spatial planning and protected area financing, and cost-benefit analysis of projects and policies.  The training will also include a workshop component to help participants develop concrete applications of these tools.  

Participants will gain the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to evaluate marine resource programs and policies, and come away equipped to pursue economically and environmentally sustainable development and management strategies. Policy advisers, conservation practitioners and natural resource managers will be able to make sound economic arguments for the benefits of well-managed fisheries and other marine resources.

Only applicants working in Indonesia need apply. If you are working in other parts of Southeast Asia and would like to take a CSF course, we invite you to apply to ourInternational Course, being held at Stanford University in August 2015.