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OCPP Sri Lanka. Protected Area Management Effectiveness (PAME) Assessments and Workshops (January 2025): Summary Report 2025

Abstract

Blue Resources Trust was funded by the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP) to conduct Protected Area Management Effectiveness (PAME) assessments for several of Sri Lanka’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). These assessments support identification of the current status of management and conservation efforts within a protected area. They can be used to identify key successes and issues facing the protected area and create a list of actions to be implemented by the relevant authorities.

This report has been written to provide an overview of the work completed in 2025 to complete PAME assessments at up to four protected areas: Wedithalathive Nature Reserve, Vankalai Sanctuary, Hikkaduwa National Park and the proposed Mirissa Whale Sanctuary. At the point of conducting the workshops and assessments, the proposed Mirissa Whale Sanctuary had not been formally designated, and it was concluded that it was not appropriate to conduct a PAME assessment for this proposed protected area.

The relevant workshop series was organised by Blue Resources Trust, with funding and overall supervision provided by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) through the UK’s Blue Planet Fund under the OCPP.

The report summarises the approach to the workshops, existing management effectiveness of the protected areas, and identifies gaps and opportunities based on shared evidence and information provided by stakeholders. It discusses potential actions and strategies that could enhance management through informed decision-making.

This resource may not be fully accessible for all users. If you need a copy in a different or more accessible format, please contact Communications@jncc.gov.uk.

Resource type Publication

Topic category Oceans

Reference date 2025·12·01

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These resources are a deliverable of the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP), a UK-led programme funded through the UK’s Blue Planet Fund.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC distributor

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2025·12·19

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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