Business Plan for Karaburun-Sazani MPA

Previous statements are particularly true for Albanian PA: the management of many protected areas in Albania is not effective, suffering particularly from inadequate financial resources and limited management capacity (Kashta, 2010). The effective management of Albanian MPAs thus requires to look after additional funding sources. This study commissioned by the UNDP Albania aims to define the financial strategy and business plan for the management of the first marine protected areas (MPA) to be created in Albania in 2010. This business plan aims to: 1) provide an overall economic picture on the characteristics of the area, allowing performing diagnostic analysis of the present situation; and 2) to weight basic elements of analysis which will determine the priority actions that enable the business management of this target area. These two objectives can then lead to the drafting of the business plan for the MPA and the presentation of the financial strategy for the next 10 years, along the implementation of the management plan.