Dear all:

As you may be aware, we have initiated a process to review and update the MANRS Community Charter.

Many things have changed since MANRS began, and our existing Charter, published in 2021, needs to be updated to reflect these changes. We believe that these changes are necessary and that the process must be as inclusive as possible.

Now that we have the MANRS Development Process (MDP) in place, the Charter review is being carried out using that open, participatory framework.

The Charter review, therefore, is a collective effort, and we count on you to speak up… and vote.

Right now, it is time to speak up and to have your voice heard. The Call for Comments stage is open until July 1 through the manrs-community mailing list. For all the details, as registered through the MDP, please visit:

To help you form an opinion, we are offering a brief 45-min webinar next week, where we will describe the proposed changes to the Charter: 

You will also receive a calendar invitation following this email.

Please feel free to use the mailing list to share your thoughts about the process from now until July 1st. This is what it is for!

After the Call for Comments closes, we will be in touch about how the MANRS community can vote to finalize the Charter changes.

Thanks all, and best regards from sunny Brussels (quite an oddity!),