Suggestion 1

Suggestion 2

Suggestion 3

Suggestion 1: Proponent of MPA to provide a draft management plan

 

 

Require the proponent of an MPA to submit a proposed Management Plan to the decision making body or subsidiary body (e.g. scientific committee) at the time it submits the MPA proposal.

 

 

References/Examples:

Madrid Protocol Annex V Art 5, Art 6.

Suggestion 2: Subsidiary body to work with States Parties and through international organizations regional bodies to develop/adopt management plans

 

 

Subsidiary body to work with States Parties and through competent international organizations and relevant regional bodies to develop and adopt management plans within two years of the designation of an MPA.

 

 

References/Examples:

OSPAR Convention Annex V Art 3 (duties of the OSPAR Commission to develop means for instituting measures related to specific areas/species/habitats)

Suggestion 3: Regional advisory bodies or coordinating units create management plan

 

 

Regional advisory bodies or coordinating units established under this agreement to be responsible for coordinating the development of a management plan within a specified time (e.g. two years) of an MPAs adoption or endorsement pursuant to this agreement.

 

See: Institutional Aspects.

 

 

Institutional and Organizational Aspects