The Reef Resilience Network is excited to announce the launch of the new Management Effectiveness for Marine Protected Areas Online Course. Nearly 500 people participated in a mentored version of the course in 2025, and now the self-paced version is open for enrollment. 99% of the mentored course participants who completed the course said they would recommend it to a colleague!
This course is designed for MPA managers and staff who are moving beyond area designation and focusing on management effectiveness. Participants will gain foundational knowledge on what makes an MPA truly effective and learn how to assess management effectiveness. Participants will also learn ways to adapt management to improve the likelihood of achieving real conservation outcomes. The lessons can be taken at your own pace in English, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, French, and Spanish.
Lessons include:
- Introduction to MPA Management Effectiveness
- Assessing the MPA Context
- MPA Planning
- MPA Implementation
- Adaptive MPA Management
The online course was developed with support from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program and is based on foundational materials co-developed with the United Nations Environment Programme.
You must create a free account on ConservationTraining.org to access the course. If you have questions, contact us at resilience@tnc.org.
View the Benefits of Assessing MPAs at Multiple Scales and Assessing MPAs to Support Adaptive Management webinar recordings. Based on feedback from mentored course participants about the usefulness of these webinars, they are now publicly available to all.
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