IMPAC 3 is a high-quality and professionally coordinated congress providing a global link among all marine-conservation players – managers of protected areas and users alike. It seeks to define ways to reconcile ocean conservation and the sustainable development of coastal and maritime activities.

Practically, the Congress offers a forum for :

Exchanging ideas, expertise and know-how ;
Proposing orientations for global, regional and national policy processes ;
Setting up a global, lasting, ecologically representative and effectively managed network of MPAs ;
Informing, involving and influencing all MPA^? players.
The core of the Congress will take place in Marseille from Oct. 21 to Oct. 25. It will be followed by a high-level political meeting and field visits in Corsica on Oct. 26 and 27 (invitation only).