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Measuring effectiveness of MPA management What is OSPAR doing and can we transfer it to HELCOM? Definition Aim: Well-managed MPA network Management effectiveness is the decree to which management actions are achieving the goals and

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Measuring effectiveness of MPA management

What is OSPAR doing and can we transfer it to HELCOM?

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Definition

Aim: Well-managed MPA network “Management effectiveness is the decree to which management actions are achieving the goals and

bjectives of a protected area.

The evaluation of management effectiveness provides a formal way to learn from successes and failures and help people understand how and why management practices are being adapted.” (IUCN)

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OSPAR approach

So far there is no agreed method to measure management effectiveness

in OSPAR

As first step a questionnaire has been designed to measure management

quality in 2016

OSPAR_MPA_StatusReport_2016

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OSPAR approach

 Has information concerning the management of an OSPAR MPA has been published?  Have specific management actions been identified and put into place by site managers, a legal mechanism or other effective means to address known pressures and threats?

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OSPAR approach

 Results show the achievement,

r indicate movement towards

achieving, a sites conservation

bjectives?

Is specific monitoring focused on ecological status of protected features? Or monitoring of the compliance of site users with implemented measures?

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New proposal

Has the conservation objective X been

achieved?

Based on monitoring data or expert

judgement

Assign a score to the answer and calculate

the average of the score for all conservation objectives

Colour code
Repeated every two years
After the 2nd assessment a

trend can be calculated

Response Score Yes 3 Partial 2 No 1 No response / no data

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HELCOM MPA Database

Which data is already collected?

Questions 1-3 can partially be

answered

Only if the 3 questions are

answered with yes, we can start to evaluate effectiveness We need more details:

Specific conservation objectives
Conservation measures
Detailed monitoring information

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Possible next steps

Establish a HELCOM working group to develop a

method in cooperation with OSPAR

Identify / summarize conservation objectives from

existing plans

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Collect objectives and harmonize them
Make them comparable and measurable

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Thank you for your attention

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