Goal

Enhanced capacity in the Caribbean for governance of marine and terrestrial protected areas.

Objectives

1. To help participants better understand the role of governance in effective protected areas management
2. To improve participants understanding of the various aspects of leadership in protected areas management.
3. To enhance leadership in ongoing of protected area management and identify ways to support and promote this process.
4. To better integrate the Principles of Good Governance and explore the recognition of different governance types of protected areas.
5. To identify information resources that will be necessary to empower stakeholders to engage in charting the future of protected areas management in times of increased social, economic, and environmental change, and particularly climate change.