Marine protected areas
This course is a continuation of the MOOC PAM, and presents the special features of marine protected areas. How are they different from terrestrial protected areas? Are they managed differently? What regulations and legislation apply? Recognised experts in the field explain all this to you in a six-module MOOC.
MOOC syllabus
Module 1: MPA definition and key concepts
1.2 MPA definition and key concepts
1.3 Roles and benefits of MPAs
1.4 MPAs and threats to the ocean
1.5 MPAs in the world
1.6 MPAs in international and regional conventions and treaties
Module 2: Planning of MPAs
2.2 Designing MPAs
2.3 Designing MPA networks
2.4 MPAs and climate change
2.5 MPAs and coastal planning
2.6 MPAs in the high seas
Module 3: Management, governance, funding and valorisation
3.2 Applying management categories to MPAs
3.3 Governance of MPAs
3.4 MPAs and surrounding economies
3.5 Development and valorisation of MPAs
3.6 Funding mechanisms
3.7 Case study Zanzibar and Iroise Marine Park
Module 4: MPA management, enforcement and reporting
4.2 Managing MPAs
4.3 MPAs and ecosystem management
4.4 Evaluation of MPA management effectiveness
4.5 Managing with national and local laws
4.6 Law enforcement in the high seas
Module 5: MPAs and marine biodiversity
5.2 MPAs and guidance for conservation
5.3 Marine biodiversity and conservation status
5.4 Ecological monitoring
5.5 MPAs and invasive species
5.6 Ex situ conservation for marine species
Module 6: The future of MPAs: perspective and opportunities
6.2 MPAs and Blue Economy
6.3 Innovation, new technologies and outreach
6.4 MPAs, resilience and risk reduction
6.5 Restoration of marine ecosystems
6.6 Innovative funding mechanisms
The instructors
Geoffroy Mauvais (IUCN-Papaco), François Simard, Dr. Raphaëla le Gouvello (IUCN expert, Ecosystem-based aquaculture group), Mathieu Ducrocq (CEM), Julien Rochette, Sue Wells, Francisco Otero Ferrer, Charlotte Karibuhoye Saïd (Progamme director Mava Foundation), Dr. Aurélie SPADONE (Senior Programme Officer, Ocean governance at the IUCN Global Marine and Polar programme).
Practical information
Follow this course online, on this platform, at your own pace.
Duration: 40 hours of work online and offline (this is an estimate, the reality depends on each student).
Price: free (including the attestation).