The Pacific Islands Marine Protected Area Community (PIMPAC): strategic plan (revised draft)

Abstract

Provide Overview of the Strategic Plan and Strategic Planning Process 1 Executive Summary From January 21- 24, 2009 a small group of Pacific Island Marine Protected Area Community (PIMPAC) regional resource organization/agency partners met to achieve the following objectives: 1. Increase understanding and buy in for regional coordination that involves area based management activities including PIMPAC. 2. Develop PIMPAC 2010 – 2012 Strategic Plan including objectives and actions for the following approaches: Training and Technical Support; Learning Exchanges; Partnership Building; Communications; and Coordination and Funding 3. Develop Next Steps for finalizing the PIMPAC strategic plan including agreement on mechanism for gathering stakeholder input and making revisions. The main recommendations to come out of the meeting were: 1. PIMPAC will expand its scope to include management of land adjacent to marine managed areas and take a holistic approach to management from ridge to reef.