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coNgrAtulAtIoNS!We would like to congratulate the entire MedPAN South team and our partners for another challenging but very successful year! We look forward to continuing to work together, as much remains to be done. Thank you for your hard work and dedication.

As you know, the MedPAN South Project will close in March 2013, however all field activities should be completed by December 31, 2012. These are the next steps towards project closure:

• Technical and Financial reports (for the period October-December 2012) are due no later than January 15, 2013. If additional activities are planned for 2013, final reports will be due in February;

• Local Project coordinators will be contacted in January for additional information needed to complete the final project reports;

• The final project report will be completed by March 31, 2013.

fArewellAs of 31 December 2012, Magali Mabari, the MedPAN South Communication Officer, ends her term with WWF Mediterranean. Magali has been a great asset for the whole team, structuring and developing communication activities both at the regional and pilot project levels. Thanks to Magali’s creativity we have developed innovative and outstanding videos to tell the stories and the successes of the project. Magali led the development of the campaign to promote MPAs, which gathered over 25,000 signatures in 4 months!

Magali will move to a full-time position with the MedPAN Association, thus remaining part of our family, so we look forward to continuing to work with you. Magali, we thank you for your dedication, passion, creativity, but above all for your friendship and team playing. You will be missed!

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PIlot ProjectS hIghlIghtSAlgeria• On 2 October the management

plan of the National Park of Taza was approved at the local level by the Wilaya. The plan integrates the new marine zone within the terrestrial park and includes new zoning boundaries and regulations.

• A publication was released: “Le banc des Kabiles au cœur de la consultation et de la concertation – pour l’aménagement et la protection du territoire terrestre et marine du Parc national de Taza, Jijel”, summarizing the experience of the pilot project of developing a consultation and collaboration process with fishermen and local administration for the development of the zoning and management plan of the future MPA.

• A survey targeting the fishermen in Taza was launched to collect data about cetaceans using the marine area of the park.

• On 25 September, during the Algerian Marine Day, an awareness raising event was organised in collaboration with the Environment Department of the Wilaya for local students, who discovered for the first time the underwater trail of National Park of Taza.

Croatia• On 24-25 October, the

“Conference on the management of Croatian national and nature parks at sea: The future of marine protected areas in the Adriatic” was held in Split as project closing event. The conference was attended by both practitioners and government authorities that confirmed their endorsement of the management plans developed in the project.

• The management plan for Telašćica National Park was approved by the Ministry of Environment and the State Institute for Nature Protection, while the management plan for Lastovo National Park is awaiting approval.

• A feasibility study on the organization and sustainable development of nautical tourism at Lastovo Islands National Park was conducted to support the development of future management of the tourism sector of the area.

LibyaA training workshop on stakeholder engagement is planned for early 2013, while a socio-economic assessment of Ain-El-Gazhela is planned for December 2013.

Tunisia• Two masters theses about Cap

Negro-Cap Serrat MPA were

finalised on “Development and optimization of the monitoring programme for physical-chemical water quality for Cap Negro - Cap Serrat” and “Fish Assemblage Survey Technique: FAST”.

• In September, a training session on “Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation” by using MIRADI software was organised for key stakeholders in Tunisia. This was the first time that this world-wide training activity was delivered using the French version of the software.

• Two local NGOs (Association Locale de Développement Intégré et Durable and Association Tunisienne pour le Développement de la Pêche Artisanale) implemented a number activities to raise the awareness of fishermen and farmers living in the Cap Negro-Cap Serrat MPA about sustainable management of natural resources.

• In November, two field trips were organised at Cap Negro-Cap Serrat MPA for journalists and Facebook fans of WWF. This innovative communication activity was very successful in informing the general public about the biodiversity and cultural richness of the area and what WWF is doing to protect this important ecosystem.

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cAPAcIty buIldINg ProgrAMMeThe last mentor training was held in Ortigia (Sicily) hosted by the MPA Plemmirio in early October. The training subject was “designing MPA networks”. Unfortunately four mentors could not attend this last training. Training evaluations are completed and will be sent out shortly (Annex 1).

The regional strategy and capacity building program for the Mediterranean has been translated into French (see Annex 2).

For further information contact Giuseppe di Carlo gdicarlo@wwfmedpo.org

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Turkey• Fishing zones and regulations

proposed and agreed on by national and local stakeholders from Kaş-Kekova SPA were gazetted in the national fishery legislation by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock. The new zoning plan is already under enforcement by the local Coast Guard.

• While waiting for a binding

regulation of diving activities, the diving club association KASAD, the Governor of Kaş and WWF produced and implemented diving rules for the protection of fragile sea habitats within the SPA borders. The diving clubs have also started to collect €5 from each diver who volunteers to contribute to the installation of mooring buoys in the area.

• During the summer, a number of

New PublIcAtIoN - MAkINg MArINe Protected AreAS work: leSSoNS leArNed froM the MedIterrANeANLaunched during the MPA Forum in Antalya, Turkey, this publication is not another compendium of guidelines or recommendations, but is a practical tool for managers, NGOs, and practitioners involved in the management planning process for protected areas. Case studies from 9 MPAs in Algeria, Croatia, Libya, Tunisia, and Turkey provide useful examples on how to address common challenges and showcase solutions based on activities, achievements, and first-hand experiences of the stakeholders involved in the MedPAN South Project. It outlines the steps needed to take an MPA from creation to a fully operational state.

The booklet is available in English, French and Arabic at:

www.panda.org/msp

MedPAN South Project techNIcAl SerIeSThe MedPAN South Project Technical Series includes:

• Étude socio-économique pour la future aire marine du Parc National de Taza, Algerie (FR)

• Monitoring of Posidonia oceanica meadows in Croatian Protected Areas (E)

• Capacity building strategy to enhance the management of MPAs in the Mediterranean Sea (English and French)

• Scientific field survey report for the development of Marine Protected Areas in Libya (E)

• Results of marine biodiversity research at Kaş-Kekova SPA, Turkey (E)

• Étude sur les mécanismes de financement durables des aires protégées Tunisie et réalisation d’un business plan pour l’aire marine et côtière protégée de Cap Négro-Cap Serrat (FR).

These reports and related materials are at:

www.panda.org/med_mpa

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communication activities were launched to reach tourists visiting Kas-Kekova SPA. Posters, signal panels, a photography contest, and news informed tourists of the new MPA regulations and encouraged people visiting the area to act accordingly.

For further information contact Marina Gomei

mgomei@wwfmedpo.org

New vIdeoSTwo new videos have been produced, the first focusing on the results of the pilot project in Croatia: youtube/hTQ-huK94nU

the second on the benefits of co-management between fishermen and MPA managers:

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MEDPAN SOUTH PROJECT TECHNICAL SERIES

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CAPACITY BUILDING STRATEGY TO ENHANCE THE MANAGEMENT OF MPAS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

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MedPAN South Project Technical Series:• Étudesocio-économiquepourlafutureairemarineduParcNationaldeTaza,Algerie

• MonitoringofPosidonia oceanicameadowsinCroatianProtectedAreas

• CapacitybuildingstrategytoenhancethemanagementofMPAsintheMediterraneanSea

• ScientificfieldsurveyreportforthedevelopmentofMarineProtectedAreasinLibya

• ResultsofmarinebiodiversityresearchatKaş-KekovaSPA,Turkey

• ÉtudesurlesmécanismesdefinancementdurablespourlesairesprotegéesenTunisie

Thesereportsandrelatedmaterialscanbefoundat:www.panda.org/med_mpa

The MedPAN South Project

The MedPAN South Project (2009–2013) is a collaborative effort led by WWF Mediterranean bringing together more than 20 partner organizations to improve the management effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas in the southern and eastern Mediterranean region.

Le Projet MedPAN Sud (2009-2012) est le résultat d’un effort collectif qui rassemble plus de 20 organisations partenaires pour améliorer l’efficacité de la gestion des aires marines protégées dans le sud et l’est de la Méditerranée et pour soutenir la création de nouvelles AMPs.

The MedPAN South Technical Series

The Technical Series of the MedPAN South project is a collection of scientific and technical reports which share, with the MPA community at large, new knowledge acquired on MPAs, specifically for the south and east of the Mediterranean.

La Série technique du projet MedPAN Sud est une collection de rapports scientifiques et techniques produits par les partenaires du projet sur une sélection de sujets. La Série a été lancée pour partager les nouvelles connaissances acquises sur les AMPs de la Méditerranée méridionale et orientale au sein de la communauté des gestionnaires d’AMPs.

Ces rapports et d’autres documents sont disponibles sur:www.panda.org/med_mpa

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MPA foruM – ANtAlyA, turkeyWWF and partners from 15 Mediterranean countries attended the MPA Forum in Antalya, Turkey, from 25 to 28 November. A wide range of events and tools were organized and developed to illustrate the main results of the MedPAN South project and WWF’s work on MPAs.

Two workshops, one on Marine Spatial Planning and one on lessons learned from MedPAN South, were hosted by WWF during the Forum.

A stand representing WWF’s work on MPAs in the Mediterranean emphasized the importance and benefits of MPAs - ecological, social and economic. WWF also presented the results of our social media campaign (mediterranean.panda.org/about/marine/marine_protected_area/marine_protected_areas/), which gathered over 25,000 signatures (see Annex 3). We thank all of you for your support and help in spreading the word!

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• the MedPAN South Project • NewSletter deceMber 2012

For more information

Project Management: Giuseppe Di Carlo gdicarlo@wwfmedpo.org + 39 06 8449 7338

Capacity Building Programme: Giuseppe Di Carlo gdicarlo@wwfmedpo.org + 39 06 8449 7338

Pilot Projects: Marina Gomei mgomei@wwfmedpo.org + 39 06 84497355

Project administration: Giovanna Agostinelli gagostinelli@wwfmedpo.org+ 39 06 8449 7331

Communications: Magali Mabari mmabari@wwfmedpo.org + 33 4 94 275 772

reMINder In preparation for the closure of the project, we should plan activities with partners and prepare any final budget reallocation.

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MedPAN South ProjectwIth the fINANcIAl SuPPort of:

forthcoming events

Meeting Brief description Where Dates Organizer Participants

MedPAN South closing conference

Conference to present the results and lessons learned from Kas-Kekova.

Ankara, Turkey 8 January,

2013 WWF-Turkey

G. Di Carlo, M. Gomei,

WWF-Turkey staff

MedPartnership Coordination Committee

MedPartnership Paris, France 28-30

January, 2013 UNEP/MAP G. Di Carlo