During the implementation of the MPA Project component the huge job was done on the development and preparation of many substantial documents, presentations and other materials. Most of them were presented at the Regional workshop/training on management of MPAs which was delivered on March 11, 2009 in Odessa.

Presentations:

Digital planning tools: Geographical Information System (GIS) and Conservation Management System (CMS)

Karkinitskiy Bay Case Study: information gathering, field survey and MPA identification

Kolkheti National Park, Georgia

European Approaches for Establishing and Managing MPAs

Marine Protected Areas in Ukraine: Policy and Practice

The Development of the Ecological Network in Bulgaria and Romania. Natura 2000 – Marine Sites

Biodiversity Of Lake Paliastomi

Project documents:

GUIDELINES for the ESTABLISHMENT of MARINE PROTECTED AREAS in the BLACK SEA

Karkinitskiy Bay CGRS Grid

Karkinitskiy Bay composite

Karkinitskiy Bay ESI index

Karkinitskiy Bay Land Use

Karkinitskiy Bay Marine Chart

Karkinitskiy Bay Protected Areas

Karkinitskiy Bay MPA Dossier 

Having completed the Biodiversity and MPA component activities ECBSea Project came up with Preliminary Management Plan for the  Small Phyllophora Field MPA in Karkinitsky Bay, Black Sea and submitted it to the Ministry for Environmental Protection in Ukraine.
The main purpose of this document is to assist in training specialists and managers who are or will be involved in the management of MPAs in Ukraine, as well as other countries bordering the Black Sea. The plan  is based on current best practice approaches  in which a site’s conservation features are managed according  to  factors and attributes.