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Glenn Ricci Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island

WIO-COMPAS: A key contribution to the IUCN Global Partnership for Professionalizing Protected Area Management Initiative. Glenn Ricci Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island. Julius Francis Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association.

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Glenn Ricci Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island

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  1. WIO-COMPAS: A key contribution to the IUCN Global Partnership for Professionalizing Protected Area Management Initiative Glenn Ricci Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island Julius Francis Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association

  2. Western Indian Ocean region focused on MPAs ~100 MPAs 500-700 MPA Professionals

  3. Management Effectiveness = MPA Professionals Help me with staff retention Recognize my Performance How do I advance my career

  4. WEAK PROFESSIONAL NETWORK ACROSS WIO REGION, It’s INFORMAL TNZ & Kenya South Africa Mozambique Madagascar

  5. MPA MANAGEMENT Effectiveness CERTIFICATION PRACTICE PROFESSION Competences and Standards Performance on the Job Formal and Informal Training Leadership & Ethics Networking Innovation

  6. Certificate is NOT Certification

  7. CERTIFICATION MOTIVATES & Retains Staff Through Career Tracks

  8. Endorsed By: CERTIFICATION * PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT * NETWORKING * LEADERSHIP * ETHICS Certified By: Funded By:

  9. 3 Levels of Certification Level 1 - Marine Field Operations • Section Leaders, Marine Rangers Level 2 - Site Management • Wardens, Assistants, Section Leader Level 3 - Strategy, Policy & Planning • Directors, Regional Planners

  10. Certifying Professionals With A Broad Skill Set - 7 CORE Competence Areas • MPA Governance - Policy, Legislation & Compliance • Marine Conservation – MPAs & other Approaches • Communications and Stakeholder Engagement • Financial Management and Fundraising • Management Operations • Biophysical and Social Environments • Leadership, Ethics and Innovation

  11. Assessment Process & Tools Vary

  12. Independent Assessors From The Region Are Key

  13. STATUS: WIO-COMPAS FULLY OPERATIONAL • Policies and Procedures Fully Tested • 42 MPA PROs Certified from 6 countries • 16 Regional Assessors Trained • Endorsements from IUCN WCPA, WWF, International Ranger Federation and others • Management Agencies Onboard

  14. IMPACT OF WIO-COMPAS • Award Leaders: MOTIVATIONAL BOOST • Identify specific individual training needs • Performance Review and Recruitment • Push MPA staff to meet regional standards • Regional leaders assess each other! • POST-CERTIFICATION Capacity Building

  15. What’s Next For WIO-COMPAS?

  16. WIO-COMPAS can be adapted within GPPPA Initiative? Eduard Muller – IUCN, UCI

  17. WIO-COMPAS Has Much of the GPPPAM Model in Place

  18. Linking to IUCN WCPA Strategy

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