 Filipino communities connect with one another to share information about MPAs, creating a larger network through the social communities' support.Emerging or established MPA networks can be found in Australia, Belize, the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Mexico.The 17th International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) General Assembly in San Jose, California, the 19th IUCN assembly and the fourth World Parks Congress all proposed to centralise the establishment of protected areas.