Our Projects

Ocean Philanthropy Research Initiative

The Ocean Philanthropy Research Initiative is conducting social science research to inform more effective and equitable grant-making for marine conservation globally.

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Human Dimensions of Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas

This long-term research and outreach project is generating new knowledge about the unique human dimensions of the largest marine protected areas in the world. 

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Governing Complexity: Polycentric Governance of the Commons

Our work on polycentric governance is building new understanding of networked governance for complex social-ecological systems across space and time.

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Global Environmental Governance

We are developing and applying novel methods to study the processes and politics of global environmental governance. Our team approaches international meetings as field sites where we can directly observe and, at times, participate in global environmental governance processes in order to better understand them.

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