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fish over coral Announcing an International Training on "How is Your MPA Managed?" in Barcelona, Spain, September 29 - October 4, 2008.

This pre-World Conservation Congress training workshop is directed at MPA practitioners who are interested in learning the skills and building a knowledge base to conduct a community-based process for developing effective management plans. The training is targeting MPAs from diverse settings to test the methodology in a new workbook to be published by IUCN/WCPA. Submit the application by August 15, 2008.

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