Report: Regional Exchange on Developing an MPA Management Effectiveness Protocol to Support the Coral Triangle MPA System, Honiara, Solomon Islands, March 12-16, 2013 (Summary Report)

Member countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) moved closer to finalizing the framework for the Coral Triangle Marine Protected Areas System (CTMPAS), setting the stage for the launching of the CTMPAS and the first round of nominations for CTI regional flagship sites.

At the Regional Exchange on Developing a MPA Management Effectiveness Protocol to Support the CTMPAS held in Honiara, Solomon Islands on March 12-16, 2013, the countries laid out a regional action plan that targets this year’s Coral Triangle Day (June 9) for the CTMPAS launching. The countries agreed to complete the final review and endorsement of the CTMPAS framework in April, and country nominations and review are slated shortly thereafter, with the first regional review set for August 2013.