Project 1 – Bringing together MPA managers in the region

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The “Marine Protected Areas Manager Network” project is led by Réserves Naturelles de France (RNF). The association RNF (French Nature Reserves) brings together a national network of over 700 nature professionals (rangers, conservationists, activity leaders, etc.) working in some 350 nature reserves.

 

The project

The structuring of a network of marine protected areas (MPA) managers for the southwest Indian Ocean region is an important issue. This network is meant to share tools, practices and experiences for a more sustainable management of local marine protected areas.

Areas of intervention: Union of the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, France, Seychelles

Partners :

  • French office for Biodiversity (OFB)
  • Western Indian Ocean Marine Protected Areas Network (WIOMPAN)
  • Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)
  • The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC)
  • MPA managers in the region

Activities :

  • Animation of the prefiguration and elaboration of a roadmap 2023-2025
  • Network support services: recruitment of a coordinator, member databases, dedicated website
  • Organization of trainings: 1 to 2 per year on common and regional themes
  • Organization of technical meetings
  • Support to technical collaborations and companionship
  • Implementation and capitalization of actions of collective interest: implementation of a call for projects
  • Participation in the dynamics of supra (Western Indian Ocean Marine Protected Areas Management Network, International Marine Protected Areas Congress, Smart Seas) and infra (national or local) MPA networks
  • Preparation of the post-2025 period to guarantee the sustainability of the system