Lameier, Michael

Pohnpei State Surveillance and Enforcement Training For Ant and Pakin Marine Protected Area Rangers February 3-11, 2020

2020

NOAA; PIMPAC

"As a follow up to 2019 training, the Conservation Society of Pohnpei requested a follow up assistance from the Pacific Islands and Protected Areas Community (PIMPAC) for Mr. Wayne Andrew, PIMPAC Regional Mentor to conduct a follow up training to support Pohnpei State group of Surveillance and Enforcement Trainers and advance trainings for community partners in remote Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) on Pohnpei including Ant and Pakin. Below is the list of the training objectives: 1. Strengthen the recently formed Pohnpei State Conservation and Law Enforcement Training Team to better their skills and knowledge to be instructors by: a. Facilitate review of training materials in the Training Binder and continue to improve and update. (Translate into local language, develop video materials, collate all municipal, state and national, laws, regulations, etc.., document experiences and lessons learned. b. Develop an enforcement evaluation tool appropriate for PNI communities. c. Identify areas of expertise for each Team member and support development of training area/topic based on skills and experience. d. Develop roles and responsibilities and work plan for the Training Team 2. Continue to improve the PIMPAC Enforcement Tool Kit by supporting the continued development and improvement of the PNI Training Team Training Binder (which has list of training topics, and materials). 3. Mentor PNI Training Team in conducting Surveillance and Enforcement trainings for Community and Municipal Officers of two remote MPAs on Pohnpei (Pakin and Ant Atoll) and to for Nanwap MPA on Pohnpei main island. 4. Increase Community motivation in their roles as resource stewards and continue to use the training as opportunity for communities to increase clarity on the roles (dos and donts) and effectiveness of their marine protected areas."

PIMPAC

NMFS

Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIRO)

FY2020 CRCP Project ID 427; Project Title: Pacific Islands Managed and Protected Area Community and Micronesia Region Implementation Activities; Principal Investigator: Michael Lameier