Final report for federal grant #NA04NOS4630282 on enhancing the management effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPA's) in the Indo-Pacific for the period of 10/01/2004-03/31/2006 Enhancing the management effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPA's) in the Indo-Pacific for the period of 10/01/2004-03/31/2006

"This project aimed to address the lack of management effectiveness within existing MPAs in the Southeast Asia region by building the capacity for MPA managers to evaluate and improve their management strategies over time. This project was successful in delivering this much needed training in MPA management effectiveness evaluation approaches to managers of MPA project sites in three countries of Southeast Asia, namely -- Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. This project built upon existing and created new regional capacity for adaptive management and project evaluation at MPA sites, shared experiences and lessons in implementing the WCPA -Marine/WWF International MPA Management Effectiveness Guidebook, and promoted best practices in coral reef management and monitoring"--P. 2. 2006 NOS (National Ocean Service) CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) Library Public Domain 1936