| Title of the Training: | Certifying Marine Protected Area Professionals |
| Year of the Training: | 2023 |
| Number of Participants: | 13 |
| Country: | Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, and Tanzania |
| Subject: | WIO-COMPAS |
| Description of the Project: | The Western Indian Ocean Certification of Marine Protected Area Professionals (WIO-COMPAS) programme, now in its fifteenth year of implementation, presented a combined certification assessment event for MPA managers (Level 2 MPA Professionals) and marine field officers (Level 1 MPA professionals) in Seychelles in May 2023. The event provided an opportunity for the WIO-COMPAS programme to be profiled in Seychelles and highlighted the importance of capacity building in protected area management. 13 Thirteen candidates were certified as Level 1 and Level 2 MPA PROs (South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Seychelles, Madagascar. |
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