[Coral-List] Inquiry regarding marine protected area management effectiveness evaluation

[Rich Wilson]

Greetings Colleagues,

This summer Seatone Consulting, working under contract with The Nature
Conservancy, will conduct a rapid capacity assessment/management
effectiveness evaluation of the Jamaica Fish Sanctuary Network, which
comprises more than a dozen protected marine sites around the country.
Following the assessment, Seatone will work closely with TNC staff to
design a week long training that addresses priority training needs of the
organizations which manage these sites.

I am interested to hear about any projects or studies in the Caribbean
region or elsewhere which have utilized any of the following methodologies,
in a marine context, to conduct an assessment and then utilize the results
to either design a training or guide capacity building and conservation
investment at the assessed sites.

   - Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (Marine version)
   - Rapid Assessment and Prioritization of Protected Area Management
   (RAPPAM) Methodology
   - How is Your MPA Doing? A Guidebook of Natural and Social Indicators
   for Evaluating Marine Protected Area Management Effectiveness
   - Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation
   - TNC's Conservation Action Planning methodology

I am familiar with a good bit of work in the Caribbean as it relates to
this topic. That said, I would like to identify programs or projects for
which I might not be familiar, and from which lessons (positive or
negative) have been learned that may benefit the Jamaica Fish Sanctuary
Network.

Thank you,
Rich
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*Rich Wilson, CPF*
Founder and Executive Director
Seatone Consulting
Web: www.seatoneconsulting.com
Phone: 415-515-2317

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meet and integrate—Seatone Consulting brings together people from diverse
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