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  Blue Accounting: Achieving Collaboration at Scale

  This two-part training explains the natural resource management processes Blue Accounting supports. Blue Accounting, an information delivery initiative supported by an online platform, helps decision-makers set priorities by providing a big picture view of critical Great Lakes issues.

  This training provides an understanding of:

  • The adaptive management process and how it can be carried out collaboratively.
  • The distinct components of information and how they are used to make informed decisions during the collaborative adaptive management (CAM) process.

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  • FilePart One: Why Collaborative Adaptive Management (CAM)?

    Learn what adaptive management is and how it can be carried out collaboratively.

  • FilePart Two: Information Management & Delivery (IMD)

    Learn about the components of information, how information is used to make decisions during the CAM process, and how technology can help effectively manage and deliver information.
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  Resources and Articles

  List of helpful resources and articles for further learning.
  

  • URLBlue Accounting Website
  • URLCAM Case Study: GLFC

    Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries.
    

  • URLCAM Case Study: Boardman Dam

    Boardman Dam removal in Traverse City, Michigan.
    

  • URLCollaborative Adaptive Management

    Find out more about CAM in this Blue Accounting article.
    

  • URLCAM Best Practices

    Collaboration is often a challenging process. See this article for recommendations on how to collaborate successfully.