This sheet shows how to obtain some of the more frequently cited publications, reports and other sources of information.

IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature
Most IUCN publications, including the IUCN/WCPA Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series and others specifically on MPAs are available from the IUCN Publications website (http://cms.iucn.org/resources/publications/index.cfm). Alternatively, regional publications may be obtained by contacting the regional/country offices as well as the global offices:

IUCN Global Marine Programme, Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland. Tel: + 41 22 999 02 17,
Fax: + 41 22 999 00 25

IUCN Asia Regional Office, 63, Sukhumvit, Soi 39, Prompong, Klongtan Nuae, Wattana Bangkok 10110, Thailand.
Tel: + 66 2 662 4062/64, Fax: + 66 2 662 4387, iucn@iucnt.org

IUCN Ecosystems and Livelihoods Group, Asia, 4/1 Adams Avenue, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka. Tel: + 94 11 2559634/5,
Fax: + 94 11 2559637

IUCN Bangladesh Country Office, House 11, Road 138,
Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh. Tel: + 880 2 9890395,
Fax: + 880 2 9892854

IUCN India Country Office, 20 Anand Lok (2nd Floor),
New Delhi 110049, India. Tel/Fax: + 91 11 26257742

IUCN Pakistan Country Office, 1, Bath Island Road, Karachi 75530, Pakistan. Tel: + 92 21 5861540/3,
Fax: + 92 21 5861448, 5835760

IUCN Sri Lanka Country Office, 53, Horton Place, Colombo 7,
Sri Lanka. Tel: + 94 011 2694094, 2682418, Fax: + 94 011 2682470

WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature
WWF publications and resources can be obtained by contacting the following offices:

WWF India, 172 -B Lodhi Estate, New Delhi 110 003, India.
Tel: +91 11 41504821.

WWF- Pakistan PO Box: 5180, Ferozepur Road Lahore 54600, Pakistan. Tel: + 92 042-111 993 725, Fax: + 92 42 5862358

WIOMSA – Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association
The WIO Toolkit for MPA Managers, other publications and the Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, are available from:
Western Indian Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), P
.O. Box 3298, Zanzibar, Tanzania. Tel: + 255 24 2233427;
Fax: + 255 24 2233582; Email: secretary@wiomsa.org.
Website: http://www.wiomsa.org

UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme
For information on UNEP publications contact http://www.unep.org/publications:

UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), 2nd Floor, United Nations Building, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Tel: + 662 288 1870/4 Fax: + 662 280 3829;
Email: uneproap@un.org

Publications specific to the Global Programme of Action: Contact Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities; Email: gpa@unep.nl Website: http://www.gpa.unep.org

UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) hosts
the World Database on Protected Areas with key data on MPAs.
UNEP WCMC, 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL,
United Kingdom. Tel: + 44 1223 277314; Fax: +44 1223 277136;
Email: info@unep-wcmc.org Website: http://www.unep-wcmc.org

UNDP – United Nations Development Programme
The website of the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) has a number of useful materials on project management, monitoring and evaluation, and GEF projects: http://www.undp.org
(use the website’s ‘search’ tool).

TRAFFIC
The TRAFFIC network produces publications relating to trade in wildlife, available from: TRAFFIC International, 219c Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 ODL, UK. Tel: + 44 (0) 1223 277427
Fax: + 44 (0) 1223 277237; Email: traffic@traffic.org

TRAFFIC South Asia - India, c/o WWF India Secretariat,
172-B, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003, India, Tel: + 91 11 41504786;
Fax: + 91 11 43516200; E-mail: trafficind@wwfindia.net

TNC – The Nature Conservancy
Produces several publications on protected areas, particularly on topics related to sustainable financing:
The Nature Conservancy, Worldwide Office, 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1606, USA.
Tel: + 1 (703) 841-5300;
Website: http://www.nature.org

FAO – Food and Agriculture Organisation
Many member countries have sales agents for FAO – check the website www.fao.org. FAO’s series of Technical Publications on fisheries issues and catalogue is available from: FAO Fisheries library, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy.
Tel: + 39 06 57052174;l Fax: + 39 06 57052476; Email: fi-library@fao.org or publications_sales@fao.org

WorldFish Center
Produces a range of resources and materials on fishery-related issues,including the database Fishbase:
The World Fish Center, PO Box 500, GPO, 10670 Penang, Malaysia (Street address: Jalan Batu Maung, 11960 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia).
Tel: + 60 4 6261606; Fax: + 60 4 6265530; Website: http://www.worldfishcenter.org WorldFish also hosts a global coral reef database ReefBase (http://www.reefbase.org), and a knowledgebase for lessons learned and best practices in the management of coral reefs synthesized from activities across
the world (http://www.reefbase.org/gefll).

WRI – World Resources Institute
Produces EarthTrends – the Environmental Information Portal
(http://earthtrends.wri.org), which contains a variety of protected area information. Other WRI publications, such as Reefs at Risk available from:
World Resources Institute, 10G Street, NE, Suite 600, Washington, D.C., USA. Tel: + 1 202 7297600;
Fax: + 1 202 7297610

AIMS – Australian Institute of Marine Science
Produces many reports and guides related to the monitoring and management of tropical marine ecosystems. Australian Institute of Marine Sciences, PMB No 3, Townsville Mail Centre, Townsville,
Q 4810, Australia. Website: http://www.aims.gov.au

CRC Reef Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
This research centre produces many technical reports and information sheets that can be ordered or viewed via their website. CRC Reef Research Centre, James Cook University, Townsville 4811, Australia. Website: http://www.reef.crc.org.au

IUCN WCPA – World Commission on Protected Areas
The WCPA is the world’s premier network of protected area expertise. WCPA works by helping governments and others plan protected areas and integrate them into all sectors; by providing strategic advice to policy makers; by strengthening capacity and investment in protected areas; and by convening the diverse constituency of protected area stakeholders to address challenging issues. http://www.iucn.org/about/union/commissions/wcpa/index.cfm
Coral-List – NOAA’s Coral Health and Monitoring Program listserver provides a forum for discussions and announcements by coral reef researchers interested in reef health and conservation. Subscription details on the website: http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/mailman/listinfo/coral-list

GBRMPA – Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
The GBRMPA manages the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the largest coral reef MPA in the world. It produces a wide range of technical and educational materials which can be viewed via their website or obtained in hard copy. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, 2-68 Flinders Street, PO Box 1379, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia. Tel: + 61 7 4750 0700. Website: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au

Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island
Produces many publications and other resources on coastal management: Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882, USA. Tel: + 1 401 8746224,
Fax: + 1 401 7894670, Email: info@crc.uri.edu
Website: http://www.crc.uri.edu

MPA News (Newsletters, general references and other useful sources) – published monthly through the School of Marine
Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle. Subscriptions are free
and issues can be received electronically or in paper form. To subscribe, send an email to panews@u.washington.edu.
The website http://www.mpanews.org allows automated searches by keyword through back issues of the newsletter.

Marine Protected Areas of the United States –
A comprehensive resource centre for MPA information, MPA network development, management effectiveness etc., including information on education and training. Website: http://www.mpa.gov

Protected Areas Learning Network (PALNet) – a web-based interactive service, backed by IUCN and WCPA scientists and practitioners, and partner individuals and organisations, which aims to help protected area managers to access and generate new knowledge and raise their professional capacity by sharing and exchanging field based experience and rapidly developing science. http://www.parksnet.org

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Explore the NOAA website, using the search function, for MPA associated publications, websites and activities supported by the NOAA programme. Website: http://www.noaa.gov

UN Atlas of the Oceans – an Internet portal that provides an information system for use by policy makers, scientists and resource managers, covering a wide range of coastal and marine management topics. Website: http://www.oceansatlas.com

UNESCO OceanPortal – a web-based directory of ocean data and information related web sites, aimed at helping scientists and other marine experts locate information. Website: http://ioc.unesco.org/oceanportal/

Global Islands Network – the website for this non-profit organisation, aimed at helping with sustainable development in island nations, has a range of useful publications and resources. Website: http://www.globalislands.net