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Development and testing of the Management Effectiveness of Protected and Conserved Areas (MEPCA) Indicator. Volume 1 2024

Abstract

The Management Effectiveness of Protected and Conserved Areas (MEPCA) indicator was initially developed based on the approach used by the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention). This method is constructed of four questions and has been successfully applied for several years to report on the status of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the North-East Atlantic.

The successful development of the indicator was recognised by its inclusion as a complementary indicator within the Monitoring Framework agreed at COP15 to be used to monitor progress for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

This report outlines the process for developing and testing the indicator. To support the MEPCA indicator development, five key PAME methodologies were reviewed in detail, along with a global evaluation, and several country-specific case studies.

This report is accompanied by JNCC Report 782 ('Development and testing of the Management Effectiveness of Protected and Conserved Areas (MEPCA) Indicator. Volume 2', which contains a series of accompanying appendices.

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Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2024·11·01

Citation
Singleton, G., Blanchard, S., Kettle, E., Harris, N., Dozier, L., Hood, H., Wheatley, H., Scott, S., Thomas, K., Lawson, H. & Chaniotis, P. 2024. Development and testing of the Management Effectiveness of Protected and Conserved Areas (MEPCA) Indicator. Volume 1. JNCC Report 781, JNCC, Peterborough, ISSN 0963-8091.

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This report outlines the process for developing and testing the Management Effectiveness of Protected and Conserved Areas (MEPCA) indicator.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC publisher

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2024·11·28

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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