Concept Note for COBSEA Regional Webinar on Draft Situation Analysis of MPAs in the EAS region on this desk study where the team of MPA consultants will present a draft situational analysis of MPAs in the EAS region, for the consideration of COBSEA participating countries. The Webinar will, inter alia, serve as a platform for feedback and information-sharing between COBSEA participating country representatives and MPA consultants in consolidating the work of the COBSEA Secretariat on Marine Protected Areas