MPAs & IPCAs in Practice
This collection highlights real-world examples of marine protected areas (MPAs) and Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) in action. These resources focus on how collaborative governance, planning processes, and management structures are being implemented across coastal regions, offering practical insight into what co-governance looks like in practice.
Plain-language overview of the MPA’s purpose, collaboration approach, and establishment.
MOU describing cooperative planning and management, including creation of a Management Board.
Regulation text outlining boundaries, prohibitions, and exceptions under the Oceans Act.
Overview of conservation objectives, governance context, and significance as a Haida-led marine protected area.
Regional initiative supporting a network approach to marine protection across the Northern Shelf Bioregion.
Federal entry point describing the network approach, governance, and implementation of the MPA network.
