Category: Toolkit

Programme Handbook v3

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This handbook provides a detailed description of the Western Indian Ocean Certification of Marine Protected Area Professionals (WIO-COMPAS) Program elements, processes, rules and policies. It is a resource to help marine protected area (MPA) professionals, MPA management authorities, donors and potential applicants understand how the Program is structured and how to engage in this unique offering. It is also a guide to assessors and members of the certifying bodies to ensure transparency and accountability to rules. Section one provides a brief overview of the WIO-COMPAS Program and its history. Section two provides further details on the levels of certification, competences and assessment processes. Section three highlights the organizational structure, policies, procedures and the fee structure. Sections four, five and six outline the three levels of certification that are offered. The Program’s supporting documents—the Code of Ethics and Leadership as well as the detailed competences—are included as appendices.

Managing MPA: WIO toolkit

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The Toolkit is designed to complement and build on the Regional Training Course in Marine Protected Areas Management in the Western Indian Ocean Region and a manual entitled Training for the sustainable management of Marine Protected Areas: A training manual for MPA managers.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.The Toolkit reflects work by many individuals and organizations that, over a period of three years, have collaborated together on conception of the idea, to the writing of theme sheets, to reviewing them. We hope this collaboration will continue since the production of this Toolkit is a small step forward in our long march to improve the management effectiveness of the MPAs in the WIO region.