Dear Antoni Font,
MedPAN, the network of Marine Protected Area managers in the Mediterranean, offers a 4-day training course on building participatory approaches to the management of fishing activities in your MPA.
This training is intended for MPA managers and fishers or fishers’ representatives who will participate in pairs. It is designed as an interactive and participatory workshop to provide managers and fishers with key knowledge and skills, as well as tools to improve trust and start working cooperatively on addressing complex issues facing fisheries in MPAs, with effects both on natural resources and the viability of fishing communities.
Throughout the training, each participant will be able to share their knowledge and experience for the benefit of all. We will also learn directly from the experience of MPA managers and fishers in Gökova MPA (Turkey), where the training will take place, providing examples of many of the principles and practices that will be addressed. The topics covered during this 4-day workshop will provide a better understanding of some of the biophysical, social, governance and economic influences that need to be taken into account to identify and share solutions for sustainable fisheries. An overview of the training programme is available here.
If you are interested in this training, and would like to apply for the next session from 23 to 26 May 2022 in Gökova MPA, Turkey or for a future session, please fill in the application form at the link below. The application can be made by either an MPA management body, an NGO co-managing an MPA, a national or local MPA authority, a fisher or a representative of the local fishing community working with a local MPA.
As the training is designed to be attended by pairs of MPA managers and fishers or fishers' representatives (mainly small-scale fisheries, but also possibly recreational fisheries), you will be asked to identify the two proposed participants when filling in the form. Before answering, you should therefore make sure to identify this pair and contact them to check their interest and availability. If needed, you will be able to access the form again after submitting your application to complete or modify your answers.
Please ensure that you complete the form as fully as possible. We will base the selection of participants on this information. We will also ask you later on to send us a short cover letter from the MPA direction confirming the need for this training and the willingness to engage in a participatory approach with the local fishing community.
Languages: The training will be held in English with interpretation in two other languages (to be determined according to the needs of the selected applicants).
Participation costs: Travel, accommodation, meals and possible visa costs of the participants selected for this training are fully covered by MedPAN. Partners of the MPA NETWORKS project who may be selected will cover the participation costs of their pair of trainees from their own budget.
Logistics: Participants' logistics (flight bookings, airport transfers, hotel, meals) will be arranged by the organisers. Participants should arrive on 22 May and will return on 27 May.
To apply for the
training, please fill in the form at the link
below. Please register your application
as soon as possible by Thursday 24 March at
the latest.
https://medpan.limequery.com/123886?lang=en
For any questions about this training, please contact Pierre Vignes ([log in para visualizar])
We hope that this training opportunity will meet your needs and contribute to sustainable fisheries and effective MPAs.
With kind regards,
The MedPAN Secretariat
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This training was developed in association with the Mediterranean Conservation Society (Gökova MPA, Turkey) and Port-Cros National Park (France) with technical support from Anne Walton & Kate Hogg. The training is funded by the EU Interreg Med MPA NETWORKS project, the MAVA Foundation (MPA/no-take project), the FFEM COGITO project, the ENI CBC Med ENSERES project, Sigrid Rausing Trust, the LIFE Programme of the European Union, the OFB (French Biodiversity Office), the City of Marseille and CD13.
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