Capacity development is a key factor for supporting ownership and action in the member states of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) towards a healthy ocean and prosperous seas that are managed sustainably. The Blue Solutions initiative has therefore developed four modular and highly interactive marine training courses, including the so-called “Blue Planning in Practice” (BPiP) training course which focuses on enabling ecosystem-based marine and coastal planning and management. Listen to what participants think about the course!