Evaluation of the UNEP-CEP Caribbean Marine Protected Area Database - Managers

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* 1. How often do you use/access the UNEP/CaMPAM MPA Database?

Once

Weekly

Once Every Couple Months

Once every couple years

Never

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* 2. How often do you use/access other similar databases/tools? (e.g. BIOPAMA (http://biopama.org/), WDPA (https://www.protectedplanet.net/c/world-database-on-protected-areas), CaribeNode (http://www.caribnode.org); Caribbean Marine Atlas (http://www.caribbeanmarineatlas.net/)?

Once

Weekly

Once every couple of months

Once every couple of years

Never

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* 3. How useful/valuable has this MPA database been for you?

The MPA information is detailed and complete and it has been very useful/valuable

Information is descriptive yet incomplete, and it has been somewhat useful/valuable

The database lacks quantitative information, and it has not been useful/valuable

The information has been valuable for searching material to inform users and other MPA stakeholders

The information has been valuable for educational purposes

I/we have used the database to find information to plan for MPA visit

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* 4. Please rate your preferred source when looking for online MPA information (1 is least preferred and 5 is most preferred)

The CaMPAM MPA website

The country MPA management authorities website

The World Database of Protected Area(https://www.protectedplanet.net/c/world-database-on-protected-areas)

The Caribnode database(http://www.caribnode.org)

The Caribbean Gateway (http://caribbean-rris.biopama.org/)

Google (or a similar generalize search engine)

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* 5. Regarding your data in the CaMPAM databse

	Yes	No	I don't know
Is the dataset of your MPA(s) correct?	Is the dataset of your MPA(s) correct? Yes	Is the dataset of your MPA(s) correct? No	Is the dataset of your MPA(s) correct? I don't know
Is the dataset of your MPA(s) updated?	Is the dataset of your MPA(s) updated? Yes	Is the dataset of your MPA(s) updated? No	Is the dataset of your MPA(s) updated? I don't know

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* 6. From the following types of MPA indicators, please mark the ones you are collecting data.

Indices showing changes in coral live cover in the short/medium term

Indices showing changes in species richness in the short/medium term

Indices showing changes in pollution in the short/medium term

Indices showing changes in abundance/size of key species in the short/medium term

Indices showing changes in fishing sustainability in the short/medium term

Indices showing changes in the use of resources in the short/medium term

Indices showing changes in support of conservation initiatives in the short/medium term

Improvement in the access to MPA statistics in the short/medium term

Indices showing stakeholders involvement in the decision taken regarding MPA management in the short/medium term

Indices showing access/generation funds for MPA management in the short/medium term

Indices showing improvement in MPA communication strategies in the short/medium term

Indices showing improvement in utilization of monitoring/research in MPA management in the short/medium term

Other (please specify)

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* 7. For the marked MPA indicators, are you willing/able to provide information to the CaMPAM regional MPA database?

Yes

Id it is not free, please indicate rates

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* 8. What format will be most useful for downloading MPA information (including maps) from the database?

cvs

kmv

gdb

pdf

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Do you think a functional mapping tool in CaMPAM MPA database is needed? (See examples at https://protectedplanet.net/la-caleta-underwater-national-park or at http://www.snap.cu/index.php/ct-menu-item-15/ct-menu-item-16/ct-menu-item-23), If yes, please which of the following should be given priority?

MPA external boundaries

MPA internal zoning

MPA thematic maps on spatial/temporal distribution of MPA resources

MPA socio-economic context

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Please indicate the aspects you would like to see improved in CaMPAM MPA database (Please enumerate from 1 to 8, 1 being the highest priority and 8 the lowest priority)

Generate a more user friendly application to access and share information

Integrate information from MPA monitoring/research

Allow for additional variables and/or more articulated search options (for example, adding the possibility to browse the data catalogue and the datasets).

Improve the mapping capabilities (e.g. links to maps from WDPA)

Build-in a reference for the provider of each datum

Simplify and re-organize the fields in the database

Provide additional links to increase the access to MPA information and resources

Establish a simple a mechanisms for MPA managers to update the MPA dataset