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• Our transnational cooperation was largely based on personal contacts and larger efforts were dependent on external funding. The work for the preparation of the joint management plan has allowed us to structure the transnational cooperation and formalize it. All these measures will contribute to a more sustainable and long-term cooperation that isn´t so dependent on personal connections. 
• Now we have a better explanation of the tasks and organization of the transnational cooperation group, and we also included all municipalities in the area in the group.  
• An expert panel will help in management questions considering protection of World Heritage values and give valuable input to both site managers and the transnational cooperation group.
• Personnel from different levels in the management authorities in both countries will meet regularly, and this is written into the management plan.   

To be able to write a joint management plan, we need to agree on what we have to manage. A shared understanding of the key values and attributes is crucial. An important step for us was to facilitate meetings that brought  the national geological surveys in both Sweden and Finland together so they could discuss land uplift and ice age traces and consider the site in its totality. These discussions gave important insight on the geological attributes of the site. 

To get a clear overview of the key values of the property, excerpts from the SOUV for High Coast/Kvarken Archipelago were analysed and grouped together as seven key values. Attributes were listed for each key heritage value. This process gave a clear connection between the SOUV in the everyday work with WH management. It makes the abstract concept of World Heritage more tangibly associated to its management.

Adaptive management is the foundation of the MPA Network. Evaluation of ecological and socioeconomic outcomes is an ongoing, iterative process that is informing the allocation of resources across different management activities in real time. Centering adaptive management allows for regular community contribution and responsiveness to the needs of different types of ocean users. It also allows for greater responsiveness to threats like climate change, which pose a significant threat to the ecological benefits provided by the Network. 

The four pillars of the California MPA Network - 1); Research and Monitoring 2); Outreach and Education; 3) Policy and Permitting; 4) Enforcement and Compliance - create the basis for ongoing, adaptive management. As both a foundation for the design of the network and the assessment of its performance, the four pillars ensure that ecological and social goals are being pursued simultaneously. 

Baseline monitoring and research on ecological connectivity were essential in the design of the Network. Recent assessment has shown that ecological connectivity between sites within the network are strengthening the reproductive capacity of key fish species, validating the science-based approach to the design of the Network. Ocean users continue to be engaged through regional meetings where different community members have the opportunity to weigh in on proposed changes and raise specific concerns around management actions. Permits are granted to different groups to assess specific aspects of the MPA Network performance and fill in key knowledge gaps. Information from enforcement activities helps contextualize the human dimensions of the MPA network and reveal opportunities for targeted outreach to promote compliance with regulations. 

Ocean users of all types were engaged in the design and implementation of the MPA network. While there were challenges in the early stages, the adaptive management framework that came out of the process is informing how current proposed changes to the Network are being addressed. In particular, engagement with California Native American tribes has been strengthened and is informing statewide progress towards meaningful co-management of coastal and marine areas. The commercial and recreational fishing communities continue to be key partners for the state in the ongoing management of the MPA Network. Understanding how these different groups are engaging with the MPA Network and surrounding waters (or "human dimensions") will be a key aspect of the next phase of MPA monitoring and assessment in California. 

The Environmental and Climate Change Program, through its axes revegetation and rescue of rivers and water bodies, directly contemplates Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) actions, since revegetation implies contributing to the regeneration of the city's own nature: revaluing and using native species, revegetation with different strata to regenerate resilient plant communities; rehabilitating, conserving and restoring water bodies and their associated biodiversity; restoring soil fertility and promoting technologies such as technosols that allow water infiltration, integrating the principles of circularity, since they are developed based on waste such as PET and silt from dredging; as well as promoting technologies that allow the integrated management of vegetation pests and diseases. This makes it possible to address the effects of climate change, since the recovery of vegetation cover and the presence of wetlands act as buffers against extreme weather. It also improves the connectivity of natural spaces in the city to increase the available habitat for flora and wildlife, reestablishing the components of ecosystems and their resilience.

The programs integrate a vision of rights and environmental justice. This involves working to reduce inequalities, integrating nature in and around our city, for which we worked with a Nature-based Solutions (NBS) approach in different areas of the city, recovering natural spaces and restoring them for the benefit of the population, improving and increasing access to nature and ecosystem services.

In order to address social challenges and support human well-being, through the Altépetl Program, we support producers with economic aid, technical assistance and training to promote agroecological practices, sustainable production systems that integrate and protect biodiversity at the local level, and short marketing chains. On the other hand, by improving public spaces through the improvement or creation of green and blue areas, the public has been able to take ownership of public spaces, improving safety, mainly in areas of high marginalization and vulnerability. Additionally, through the Women Pollinators program, women have been trained as leaders in the creation of pollinator gardens, reinforcing the society-nature relationship and making visible the work of women as a pillar in the social structure; and through the Rainwater Harvesting program, rainwater harvesting systems are installed, distributing in a fairer and more equitable manner the work of water provision, which generally falls on women.

The perspective on how to address the environmental problems facing the city was modified, integrating the following principles:

• Improve accessibility to natural spaces and the distribution of environmental benefits, prioritizing areas of the city with high marginalization and vulnerability.
• Prioritize social participation and people whose livelihoods depend on nature.
• Increase investment in environmental restoration.

As well as strengthening legal frameworks, such as in the Political Constitution of the CDMX where investment in conservation land is guaranteed; the modification to the Environmental Law for the Protection of the Land of Mexico City, where the term biodiversity is considered in its provisions; the adoption of the Law for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Development of Mexico City and the Law of Circular Economy.In addition to the Environmental Climate Change Program, strategies and action plans were developed in a participatory manner to articulate public policies to address climate change and conserve biodiversity. The planning and execution of these instruments has involved the participation and coordination of multiple sectors in addition to the environmental sector and citizen participation, taking into account the generation of environmental, social and economic benefits.