Enhancing management effectiveness at three marine protected areas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and Belize Research: Contribute towards building regional capacity in MPA management effectiveness evaluation methods in the Caribbean. Purpose: The specific objectives for this project are: (1) To conduct participatory management effectiveness research and evaluations by training at least 30 people across three MPA sites in the Grenadines, Jamaica and Belize in management effectiveness evaluation and adaptive management. (2) To improve MPAs in the region by monitoring national and regional-level outcomes from evaluations and adaptive management as documented in widely shared lessons learned from the project, combined with training and communication materials for graduate coursework, further research, management and coastal policy. Read the Project Proposal Activities & Outcomes: The sections below provide details of this project that consists of four main components: Inception site-specific training workshops in MPA management effectiveness and evaluation; Participatory management effectiveness research and evaluations at the three MPA locations; A terminal joint workshop on lessons learned and the consequent adaptation of management; Production of training materials based on experiences of the process and on lessons learned. The downloadable reports below document the progress of the project. CERMES. 2005. Report of the Inception Training Workshop for Enhancing the Management Effectiveness of the Tobago Cays Marine Park, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Union Island 19-20 December 2005. CERMES Regional Project on Enhancing Management Effectiveness at Three Marine Protected Areas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and Belize. Report No.1. 25pp. Download PDF (800KB) CERMES. 2006a. Report of the Inception Training Workshop for Enhancing the Management Effectiveness of the Negril Marine Park, Jamaica, 26-27 January 2006. CERMES Regional Project on Enhancing Management Effectiveness at Three Marine Protected Areas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and Belize. Report No. 2. 31pp. Download PDF (508KB) CERMES. 2006b. Report of the Inception Training Workshop for Enhancing the Management Effectiveness of the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve, Punta Gorda, Belize, 4-5 February 2006. CERMES Regional Project on Enhancing Management Effectiveness at Three Marine Protected Areas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and Belize. Report No. 3. 26pp. Download PDF (514KB) Pena, M and D. Roach. 2006. Report of the Workshop on MPA Evaluation Products and Process, Punta Gorda, Belize, 4 November 2006. CERMES Regional Project on Enhancing Management Effectiveness at Three Marine Protected Areas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and Belize. Report No. 4. 47pp. Download PDF (3.95MB) Pena, M. 2006. Report on Management Effectiveness at the Tobago Cays Marine Park (TCMP), St. Vincent and the Grenadines. CERMES Regional Project on Enhancing Management Effectiveness at Three Marine Protected Areas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and Belize. Report No. 5. 59 pp. Download PDF (659KB) Pena, M. and P. McConney. 2007. Report of the meetings to share TCMP evaluation results and lessons learned, 31 January 2007 on Union Island and 1 February 2007 in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. CERMES Regional Project on Enhancing Management Effectiveness at Three Marine Protected Areas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and Belize. Report No. 6. 22 pp. Download PDF (1.94MB) Roach, D. 2007. Report on Management Effectiveness at the Negril Marine Park (NMP), Jamaica. CERMES Regional Project on Enhancing Management Effectiveness at Three Marine Protected Areas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and Belize Report No. 7. 68pp. Download PDF (1.02MB) McConney, P. 2007. Report of the meeting to share SCMR evaluation results and lessons learned, 24 February 2007, Punta Gorda, Belize. CERMES Regional Project on Enhancing Management Effectiveness at Three Marine Protected Areas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and Belize. Report No. 9. 14 pp. Download PDF (1.62MB) Roach, D and C. Garcia. 2007. Report on Management Effectiveness at the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve (SCMR), Belize. CERMES Regional Project on Enhancing Management Effectiveness at Three Marine Protected Areas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and Belize Report No. 10. 51pp. Download PDF (591 KB) MPA ME News. Issue No. 1. 3 October 2006. 1p. Download PDF (156KB) MPA ME News. Issue No. 2. 29 January 2007. 4p. Download PDF (242KB) MPA ME News. Issue No. 3. 21 February 2007. 3p. Download PDF (115KB) MPA ME News. Issue No. 4. 5 March 2007. 2p. Download PDF (98KB) Partners: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Tobago Cays Marine Park; Negril Coral Reef Preservation Society; Toledo Association for Sustainable Tourism and Empowerment Project Area: Tobago Cays Marine Park, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Negril Marine Park, Negril, Jamaica; Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve, Belize Duration: 1 October 2005 to 31 March 2007 No-cost extension to 31 July 2007 Funding: Funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is US$62,000 with matching counterpart funding from CERMES and other sources Researcher: Dr. Patrick McConney Status: In progress URL: