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Hosted by The Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Inc. a 501 (c) (3) Non Profit Corporation GCFI HomeCaMPAM Network and Forum CaMPAM-L List News Search CaMPAM Loading CaMPAM-ECMMAN Small Grants Program ECMMAN Small Grants Program CaMPAM-ECMMAN Small Grants Program Leaflet ECMMAN Project Leaflet Summaries of projects supported by CaMPAM-ECMMAN Small Grants Jan-Dec 2015 summaries of project activities Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Grenada St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines CaMPAM Activities MPA Factsheets Report of the 2012 UNEP-CEP Caribbean Challenge Regional Project Final Meeting Report of the 2011 UNEP-CEP Caribbean Challenge Regional Project Update Meeting Small Grants Fund and Exchanges Mid-Size Grants Strengthening the Management of the MPA Network in Antigua and Barbuda Development and Effective Management of Marine Protected Areas in The Abacos Increasing the Effectiveness of the Marine Protected Area System in the Dominican Republic Supporting the Development of an Effective National MPA Structure in Grenada: From Training MPA Wardens, Managers, and Board Members, To Raising Community Awareness and Developing Alternative Livelihood Skills Building Infrastructure and Development of a Framework for the Management of Marine Protected Areas in St. Kitts and Nevis Training Teachers to Increase Student Awareness and Understanding of the Importance of Marine Protected Areas in Saint Lucia Exchange visit of fishermen and MPA staff of the Soufriere Marine Management Area to Puerto Morelos National Park, Mexico Reports of Project Results The Bahamas: Development and Effective Management of Marine Protected Areas in The Abacos Grenada - Supporting the development of an effective National MPA structure St. Lucia - A Teacher’s Guide to Marine Environmental Education MPA Regional Database Communications and Outreach Training of Trainers Training of Trainers Manuals [ Eng ] [ Esp ] [ Fr ] 2015 Course Report (CaMPAM/BIOPAMA) [pdf 1.0mb] ToT 2011-2012 Report [pdf 6.0mb] ToT 2011-2012 Regional Local Course Report Antigua and Barbuda training course report The Bahamas training course report Grenada-SVG training course report St. Lucia training course report Tot 2010 Regional and local course reports ToT 2010 Final Report [pdf 0.8mb] Venezuela Follow-Up Training Report Tot 2009 Regional and local course reports Regional Course Report Local follow-up training activities (reports for Anguilla, St. Marteen, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago) Belize Follow-Up Training Activity [pdf] The Bahamas Follow-Up Traning Activity ToT 2007 Report [pdf 0.2mb] ToT 2007 Independent Evaluation [pdf 2mb] ToT 2006 Report [pdf 2mb] ToT 2002 Report [pdf 2mb] Other CaMPAM Resources Mentorship Program MPA Capacity Assessment 2011 [ view online book ] [ pdf ] GCFI/CaMPAM Library CaMPAM Team Memberships CaMPAM-L Archives Subscribe CAMPAM email list Videos on MPAs Administration CaMPAM Network and Forum The Role of CaMPAM The use of MPAs has become increasingly popular in the wider Caribbean region as a tool to improve MPA management, conserve marine biodiversity, address overfishing impacts, decrease user conflicts, and provide economic alternatives to local coastal communities. This has resulted in substantial knowledge gained on optimal site selection and design, successful outreach approaches, effective management strategies, and appropriate methods to evaluate their effectiveness. Difficulties in exchanging information on lessons learned continue to constrain informed decision-making due to the geographic, socioeconomic, and cultural complexities of the Caribbean region. At the same time, communication among professionals has become progressively more vital given the increasing scientific interest in the examination of biophysical connectivity across the region. As MPAs continue to be proposed and implemented, the efficient exchange of information is now more critical than ever. CaMPAM capacity building program includes training and communication tools to expedite knowledge and lessons learned transfer across the region. About CaMPAM CaMPAM was created in 1997 under the framework of the Caribbean Environment Program of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP-CEP) and the Specially Protected Area and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol of the Cartagena Convention activities. Since then, it has received the support of governments, private foundations, and individual experts. This initiative brings together MPA researchers, administrators, managers, and educators from governmental entities and non-governmental organizations as well as the private sector in an inclusive network to exchange ideas and lessons learned through a variety of mechanisms. CaMPAM is guided by an Executive and Leadership and Resources Team that identifies strategic objectives and provide leadership and resources for the Network, and is comprised of partners, and MPA practitioners and marine conservation scientists. Georgina Bustamante ( bio ) has served as the CaMPAM coordinator since 2008, served as Executive Team lead, and has contributed to several of the training and communication activities. CaMPAM and the Caribbean Challenge The Caribbean Challenge is a large-scale initiative advocated by a number of governments and regional and international organizations which aims to protect 20% of the marine and coastal habitats of Caribbean countries associated with the initiative by 2020, including The Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda as well as Saint Kitts and Nevis. The Nature Conservancy has invested 20 million dollars in return for a commitment from Caribbean countries to support and manage new and existing protected areas. In support of the Caribbean Challenge, UNEP-CEP is coordinating a project funded by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs entitled: "Regional support for the Caribbean Challenge initiative: Networking, consolidation and regional coordination of MPA management". This 2-yr project focuses mainly on countries associated with the Caribbean Challenge, but will also benefit other Caribbean countries. The aim of the project is to support the development of a biologically-representative, functional network of marine protected areas (MPA), capable of adapting to climate change in coherence with the SPAW Protocol objectives and those of the GLISPA initiative and to assist the countries in meeting that Caribbean Challenge objective. The main activities, developed in cooperation with the Caribbean Marine Protected Areas Management Network and Forum (CaMPAM), the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute , The Nature Conservancy and other organizations, include the following: Helping countries to develop their national MPA networks and supporting, when conditions allow, the creation of biologically-representative networks and/or sub-regional and cross-border corridors Improving capacities for a more efficient MPA management, notably through targeted training courses, guidance and onsite visits looking at the needs and problems common to all MPAs in the Caribbean (including, if need be, sites in other regions included in GLISPA objectives) Organising coordination meetings in order to agree on common approaches to adopt for MPA elaboration and management, including those concerning MPA networks Setting up a regular regional liaison system, including communication and publication tools Harmonising monitoring as well as ecological and socioeconomic MPA efficiency indicators (taking into account international initiatives such as GLISPA) These activities will be executed through longstanding, existing and valuable mechanisms of CaMPAM, in particular: The Small Grants Programme (SGP) The Training of Trainers Programme (ToT) Exchanges and other relevant mechanisms for sharing lessons learned The MPA regional database Coordination and technical meetings An email...