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 "snippet": "Coral Triangle Atlas's list of Marine Protected Areas within the Coral Triangle.",
 "description": "<DIV STYLE=\"text-align:Left;\"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Category 1: Recognized Coral Triangle Marine Protected Area (CTMPA)Site<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Category 2: Effectively Managed Regional Site<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Category 3: Priority Development Sites<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Category 4. Flagship Regional Sites<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Nominations for Cat 1 and 2 are reviewed solely in-country by the NCC or its designated body, using the MPA assessment tool in place in the country. NCC will decide if a site meets National and Regional criteria for Cat 1 or 2, and the CTMPAS TWG will respect the NCC evaluation and accept the recommendation<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Nominations for Cat 3 and 4 go through a regional-level process conducted by a Regional Advisory Group. Regional MPA TWG has the final decision on which sites will be accepted into CTMPAS under Cat 3 and 4.<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Category 4: \u201cFlagship Sites\u201d: These include large, already effectively managed sites that<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>have regional ecological, governance or socioeconomic importance. These are \u201cno-regret sites\u201d<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>that are clearly important within the system. Nominations for Flagship Sites will be reviewed<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>and approved by a regional CTMPAS Advisory Committee.<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Category 3: \u201cPriority Development Sites\u201d: These are sites of regional ecological,<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>governance or socioeconomic importance that are not yet effectively managed and thus need<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>additional assistance. These are also new sites added to the system as recommended by a<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>regional gap analysis because they make a specific contribution to the regional system as a<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>whole. Similar to Category 4, these are sites that are clearly of regional importance. Nominations<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>for Priority Development Sites will be reviewed and approved by a regional CTMPAS Advisory<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Committee.<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Category 2: \u201cEffectively Managed Regional Sites\u201d: These are existing sites that meet<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>agreed minimum criteria for design and management effectiveness as specified in the CTMPAS<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Framework. Nominated sites are reviewed and approved for inclusion in Category 2 by each<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>country\u2019s National Advisory Committee based on a national management effectiveness system<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>if it exists, and the criteria set out in the CTMPAS. The national decision process may vary<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>among countries, but MPAs accepted into Category 2 should at least achieve the minimum criteria.<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>15<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>Category 1: \u201cRecognized CTMPAS Sites\u201d: These are sites that meet the minimum data<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>requirements and are included in the CT Atlas1<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN>.<\/SPAN><\/P><P><SPAN /><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>",
 "summary": "Coral Triangle Atlas's list of Marine Protected Areas within the Coral Triangle.",
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