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June 12-14, 2019
9th Annual Caribbean Urban Forum (CUF 2019). Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.

July 1-5, 2019
XI Congress on Protected Areas: Cuba 2019. Havana, Cuba.

2 de julio al 3 de agosto, 2019
XXVIX Curso Internacional de Manejo de Áreas Protegidas. Colorado, USA.

September 5-21, 2019
VIIth Mobile Seminar on Tourism in Protected Areas. Northern Rocky Mountains, USA.

October 14-17, 2019
III Latin America and Caribbean Congress of Protected Areas, Lima, Peru.

November 4-8, 2019
72nd Annual Conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

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New Publication from UN Environment: Guidance on Governance Approaches to Effective MPAs

Monday, April 15, 2019 @ 11:04 PM

The “…Guide provides evidence-based advice on how to use the governance of marine protected areas to promote conservation and share sustainable marine resources“, and includes 34 MPA case studies from around the world, including cases from the wider Caribbean.
https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/enabling-effective-and-equitable-marine-protected-areas-guidance-combining-governance

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