This guidebook offers managers and other conservation practioners a process and methods to evaluate the effectiveness of MPA for the purposes of adaptive management. The evaluation is based on indicators that measure the effectiveness of management actions in attaining goals and objectives that are specific to MPA, the marine environment and coastal communities. Its presents aflexible approach that can be used in many types of MPA, such as multiple-use areas or no-take zones, where each may have differents goals and objectives. It offers a variety of indicators that reflects a diversity of MPA goals and objectives. These can be selected to best match your MPA based on needs ans resources of your site.This guidebook consists of 2 sections ; section 1 outlines the process for conducting an evaluation, and Section 2 decribes the indicators that would be measured in an evaluation.Section1 is structured around a set if logical steps tant you can follow when you conduct a management effectiveness evaluation. these steps are set out in 4 chapters that represent the overall evaluation process:Chapter 1 : Selecting an appropriate set of indicators selectedChapter 2 : Planning how to evaluate the indicatirs selectedChapter 3 : Implementing the evaluation by collecting and analysing dataChapter 4 : Communicating results and using the results for adaptive managementSection 2 contains an introduction to the MPA effectiveness indicators, summary tables of goals, objectives and indicator ans outlines of the biophysical, socio-economic and governance indicators.Ce guide propose aux gestionnaires et aux praticiens de la conservation un processus et des méthodes pour évaluer l'efficacité des aires marines protégées (AMP) aux fins de la gestion adaptative. L'évaluation est basée sur des indicateurs qui mesurent l'efficacité des actions de gestion pour atteindre les buts et objectifs spécifiques aux AMP,