To help improve management capacity of marine protected areas (MPAs) in China, NRDC supported the 2nd National-level MPA Management Training held by National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA) in Xiamen on November 13-14. Around 80 people from local forestry and grassland administrations, MPA management agencies and ocean science research institutes in coastal provinces and cities attended the training. The training covered topics related to MPA overall planning, law enforcement, monitoring and management evaluation. NRDC supported the training as the only international NGO and shared the latest IUCN MPA Guide and experience of MPAs development, legislation and management in the U.S.