Toolkit

Managing Marine Protected Areas - A TOOLKIT for the Western Indian Ocean

Year Published: 
2004
Author(s): 
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Coastal Zone Management Centre (CZMC)
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Toolkits, guidelines and manuals

The Toolkit aims to act as a first point of call in the search for information on issues that MPA managers and practitioners face in day-to-day operations. This first Edition of the Toolkit contains 78 theme sheets, most of which include a case study to help illustrate each topic. The Toolkit is arranged in two parts: 1) The Management Process and 2) Conservation and Sustainable Use.

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Tags: 
Marine Protected Areas, MPAs, Toolkit
Topics of the content: 
Biophysical environment, Cost-benefits analysis, Economic activities, Planning and management, Policy and Governance