Center for Protected Area Management

As we close out the first week of World Oceans Month, we’re excited to open recruitment for a NEW SEMINAR: the International Seminar on Marine Area Management (ISMAM)! 🌊 🥳 🐋

This 15-day in-person seminar is designed to strengthen approaches to marine management in support of global “30x30” goals by bringing together emerging practitioners, managers, and caretakers from government, NGOs, academia, Indigenous, and local communities around the world into a space for shared learning across diverse contexts and lived experiences.

Through immersive, field-based learning in Baja California Sur, Mexico, ISMAM emphasizes systems thinking, leadership development, and peer-to-peer capacity sharing, building the connections and shared understanding needed to bridge global ocean priorities with local marine management practice.

Seminar details:

📍 Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico
🗓 In-person seminar: February 17 – March 5, 2027
💻 Virtual sessions: Two online meetings in January 2027
💬 Language: English
📅 Application period: June 5 – August 7, 2026
🌐 More information + apply: https://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpam/international-seminar-on-marine-area-management/

💫¡HOY es el ÚLTIMO DÍA para postular al Seminario Internacional de Manejo de Áreas Protegidas en Perú (SIMAP Perú)!💫🌎

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️Si trabajas en conservación, gestión de áreas naturales protegidas o te apasiona fortalecer el liderazgo ambiental en la región, esta es tu oportunidad de ser parte de una experiencia única de aprendizaje, intercambio y colaboración.🐒🐢🐆🦦

🌿 Conecta con profesionales de toda Latinoamérica
🌿 Fortalece tus capacidades para la gestión efectiva y equitativa de las áreas protegidas
🌿 Sé parte de una red profesional comprometida con la conservación

👉No dejes pasar esta oportunidad única para llevar tu carrera a nuevas alturas. ¡Envía tu postulación hoy! 🙌

📅 Cierre de postulaciones: Final de día, 8 de mayo (hoy)
🌎Abierto para postulantes hispanohablantes que trabajan en la conservación y areas protegidas
✍️ Postula ahora en linea: https://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpam/seminario-internacional-sobre-el-manejo-de-areas-protegidas-en-peru/

‼️🐋 TOMORROW 🌊‼️ is PART 2 of our 3-part global webinar series exploring what makes capacity development programs durable, impactful, and lasting contributors to effective and equitable marine area management.

Hosted by the MPA Capacity Community of Practice, the Blue Nature Alliance, & Colorado State University’s Center for Protected Area Management, the series will analyze real-world examples to understand what helps capacity development programs sustain impact over time.

Featured Speakers include:

Arthur Tuda, Executive Director of the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), Tanzania // Sharing about: Beyond Training: Building a Professional Workforce for Marine Conservation

Ryan Finchum, Director of the Center for Protected Area Management, USA // Sharing about: Building Lasting Capacity for Marine Protected Areas: Lessons from 30 Years of Practice

7 May | 🕐 7:00 AM Colorado / 13:00 UTC | 🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/ScalingMPACapacity2

Find more information about this webinar series and part 3 on our website: https://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpam/bolstering-institutional-capacity-webinar-series/

Please share with fellow MPA practitioners! 🦑🐡🦀

You can also register for the final session here:
21 May | 🕐 7:00 AM Colorado / 13:00 UTC | 🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/ScalingMPACapacity3

Next week we hear from two more case studies in PART 2 of our 3-part global webinar series exploring what makes capacity development programs durable, impactful, and lasting contributors to effective and equitable marine area management.

Hosted by the MPA Capacity Community of Practice, the Blue Nature Alliance, & Colorado State University’s Center for Protected Area Management, the series will analyze real-world examples to understand what helps capacity development programs sustain impact over time.

Featured Speakers include:

Arthur Tuda, Executive Director of the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), Tanzania // Sharing about: Beyond Training: Building a Professional Workforce for Marine Conservation

Ryan Finchum, Director of the Center for Protected Area Management, USA // Sharing about: Building Lasting Capacity for Marine Protected Areas: Lessons from 30 Years of Practice

Find more information about this webinar series and part 3 on our website: https://warnercnr.colostate.edu/cpam/bolstering-institutional-capacity-webinar-series/

Please share with fellow MPA practitioners! 🌊

You can also register for the final session here:
21 May | 🕐 7:00 AM Colorado / 13:00 UTC | 🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/ScalingMPACapacity3