A workbook for assessing management effectiveness of marine protected areas in the Western Indian Ocean

The workbook is designed to allow for a dynamic process of marine protected area (MPA) management based on the lessons learnt through piloting the first draft of the workbook in eight MPAs in Kenya, Tanzania and the Seychelles. It takes into account the management issues faced in the WIO, is cost effective and encourages self-assessment by the managers. The Workbook has a complementary website (www.wiomsa.org\mpaworkbook.htm) and CD ROM. There are plans to translate this into French and Portuguese. The Toolkit for Managing Marine Protected Areas in the Western Indian Ocean compliments the workbook. The toolkit was designed to support MPA Managers in the WIO by providing them with a hand-on guide to a diverse array of topics, ranging from monitoring and evaluating projects, conflict resolution, threatened marine species and financial planning.