Activity Report: 5th CTI-CFF Marine Protected Area Regional Exchange - Refining MPA Management Effectiveness Protocols in Each Country to Support and Align with the Coral Triangle MPA System Framework - Mactan Island, July 14-18, 2014

The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reef, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) held its Fifth Marine Protected Area (MPA) Regional Exchange on July 14-18, 2014 on Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines, with the final conclusion that the CTI-CFF Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) definition for CTMPAS provides an excellent guide as stated: ―composed of prioritized individual MPAs and networks of MPAs that are connected, resilient, and sustainably financed, and designed in ways that (i) generate significant income, livelihoods, and food security benefits for coastal communities; and (ii) conserve the region’s rich biological diversity.