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This resource is a compilation of resources for communicating the work of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA), which might be useful for outreach activities organizations might wish to undertake related to the findings of the MA, on the importance of ecosystem servicse and actions that can be taken the better manage ecosystems and their services. Contributors include N. Davidson, P. M. Rosabal Gonzales, S. Mainka, F. Schutyser, M. Rivera, H. Simons, C. Hilton-Taylor, J. Chanson, N.

Handbook and abstracts for conference held in 1996.

This publication includes the outcomes of the workshop by the same name, held in Malaga from 26-28 September 200s and co-organized by the IUCn Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation and the Environment Andalusian Regional Government. It is structured in four chapters. In the first chapter, environmental connectivity in the Mediterranean basin context is introduced. The second deals with concepts and general approaches in relation to environmental connectivity and protected areas.

This document underpins the NERC marine science community's response to the UK government consultation on the proposed marine protected area in the British Indian Ocean Territory; relates specifically to the 55 islands of the Chagos Archipelago and surrounding marine ecosystems.