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Towards Resilient MPAs: R-SAT Training of Trainers in Mexico
More than 20 marine protected area (MPA) professionals joined a ‘training of trainers’ event organised by the Ocean Governance project’s Resilience twinning in Cancun, Mexico, from 5 to 7 October 2023. It followed similar capacity-building workshops in the USA, Brazil...
European Parliament event puts Ocean Governance project in the spotlight
On 7 November, the Ocean Governance project presented the Global Network of MPAs initiative at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event was co-hosted by two Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) that are part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate...
The Marine Mammals Twinning Final Partners’ Workshop
From October 16 – 18, the Marine Mammal Twinning hosted its final partners workshop, in collaboration with Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary in Scituate (MA), United States of America. In total, over 15 MPA managers, marine mammal experts, and researchers,...
Sustaining Partnerships: The Networks Twinning Annual Workshop in Patagonia
Each of the project’s twinnings – resilience, marine mammals and MPA manager networks – holds an annual workshop, an important event at which partners in each twinning get together to reflect on their collaborative efforts, achievements and plans. This year’s...
Mediterranean and West Africa networks of MPA managers commit to closer collaboration in learning exchange
One of the main objectives of the Ocean Governance project's Networks Twinning is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experiences among marine protected area (MPA) manager networks in different regions of the world. Learning exchanges have the effect of...
EU Ocean Governance Project’s Global Conference
From 20-22 September, the EU Ocean Governance (OG) project held a Global Conference in the city of Tarragona, Spain. This event brought together over 70 marine protected area (MPA) managers and project partners from more than 30 countries in the Atlantic Ocean,...
Improving MPA manager networks worldwide: Networks Twinning learning exchange held in Tarragona, Spain
There exists a variety of tools in the world of marine conservation that aim to assess the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), and a number of studies have tried to answer the question of what makes an MPA effective in protecting and preserving marine...
PRESS RELEASE: International conference to connect marine protected area managers across oceans
19 September. For immediate release Tarragona, Spain – From 20-22 September 2023, the city of Tarragona will host a global conference bringing together marine protected area (MPA) managers and partners from around the world....
Derawan Islands MPA and Tun Mustapha Park: First MPA exchange visit for ecosystem restoration and collaborative learning in Sulu-Sulawesi seascape
The Sulu-Sulawesi seascape, shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, harbours some of the most diverse and productive marine biodiversity in the world. However, due to rapid population increase, unsustainable development and growing risks from climate...
Resilience twinning partnership holds capacity-building workshops for MPA managers in Colombia and Brazil to boost skills in preparing for rapid changes
In late spring 2023, the Ocean Governance project’s resilience twinning partnership organised two ‘training of trainers’ (ToT) workshops to enable professionals working in MPA management to understand risk and resilience issues and practise using the Resilience...