Managing Marine and Coastal Protected Areas: A Toolkit for South Asia (South Asia Toolkit) has been prepared to help MCPA managers in their daily tasks. Containing 81 theme sheets arranged in two parts: The Management Process and Conservation and Sustainable Use, the Toolkit provides up-to-date information and practical guidance on a wide range of issues related to management of MCPAs.
The Toolkit was produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO) and the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN). Experts from across South Asia provided invaluable support by contributing critical information, edits, and case studies. In all, more than 50 regional and international experts were involved in the process.
The printed version of the toolkit has been designed in a ring-binder format for easy access to theme sheets and to facilitate the incorporation of additional resources under each topic by users. CD- ROM and Web versions of the Toolkit have also been produced.
For more information contact: marine@iucn.org, http://www.iucn.org/marine
