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Enhancement of marine and coastal area management in the Wider Caribbean Region through sharing and collaboration to strengthen our national and regional systems of existing and future marine and coastal protected areas.
At a five-day workshop in Miami, Florida (1-3 December 1997), a group of more than 50 partners in marine protected area management, from 22 countries of the Wider Caribbean, met to identify ways of strengthening marine and coastal protected area management. Following discussion of common issues and interests, the participants proposed that a network be developed for managers of marine and coastal protected areas in the Wider Caribbean. The working title for this network is the Wider Caribbean Marine Protected Areas Managers (CaMPAM).
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The main beneficiaries of CaMPAM are marine protected areas (MPA's) and their managers, fisheries officers, and relevant partner institutions (such as those of IUCN, CCA, CARICOMP, FAO, US-NPS). Further consideration will be given to the scope and depth of the membership and organization of CaMPAM to encourage full participation of the management community's partners in the region.
General activities agreed to be conducted through CaMPAM's membership include sharing experiences and addressing management challenges by facilitating:
- training opportunities
- information exchange
- communication
- problem-solving
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At the request of the meeting participants, the United Nations Environment Programme's Caribbean Regional Co-ordinating Unit (UNEP-CAR/RCU) and Biscayne National Park agreed to assist with facilitation in the first phase. Biscayne National Park will assume the role of Facilitator, with the technical support of UNEP-CAR/RCU, fully engaging CaMPAM participants in the development and leadership of the network. The participants agreed that a formal organization should not be established at that time, in order to allow the network to fully clarify its objectives and define its niche through participant activity.
The participants gave a high priority to the early establishment of communication mechanisms (news groups, list servers, and routine e-mail communications) and agreed to work with the Facilitator/Secretariat to implement this goal. For those without access to computer technology (e-mail and Internet access), participants agreed to communicate via facsimile, phone and mail.
Participants agreed to assume responsibility for, and play an active role in further developing this approach and continuing the networking begun at this meeting.
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The Small Grants Fund
(All documents listed below are in Word 97 Format)
CaMPAM Network Small Grants Fund
Prepared under the Sub-Programme on Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife - July 2000Eligibility and Application Procedure (also available en Español and en Français) Application Form (also available en Español and en Français) Progress Report Format Terminal Report Format Basic Terms of Agreements
References for MPA Managers |
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The following publications are available for MPA Managers*:
'Guidelines
for Marine Protected Areas', Edited and coordinated by Graeme Kelleher,
Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series No. 3
'Fully-protected
marine reserves: a guide' by Callum M. Roberts and Julie P. Hawkins, 2000
'Marine
and Coastal Protected Areas - A Guide for Planners and Managers' by Rodney V. Salm,
John R.Clark with Erkki Siirila, 3rd ed., 2000
'Effective
Coral Reef Marine Protected Areas: A Solution for Survival' by The Coral Reef Alliance
*The above documents are in PDF format.
'Status
of Coral Reefs of the World: 2000' by Clive Wilkinson, Global Coordinator
Library of the Marine Protected Areas
of the United States
Marine Website of The
World Conservation Union(IUCN) and the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA).
PDF downloads of reports and other publications can be made from
this site.
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