Nairobi Convention Marine and Coastal News Round-up - 19 April 2022

Welcome, Nairobi Convention Member States, partners, and friends, to this issue of the Weekly News Round-up!

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Marine Plastics: Progress and Possibilities in the WIO Region

The Nairobi Convention Secretariat recently had a conversation with Peter Manyara, Regional Program Manager, Coastal and Ocean Resilience, at International Union for Conservation of Nature, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, to discuss the issue of marine plastic in the Western Indian Ocean.

In this issue of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Countries Capacity Building of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) 3 programme newsletter, read about promoting the science-policy-society interface of synthetic biology, addressing plastic pollution, Madagascar’s commitment to coastal and marine resources protection, and more.

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WIOMSA April 2022 Newsbrief

In this issue of the newsbrief, read on Mombasa’s Clmate Change Adaptation Planning, recently published paper and publications including the Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science and 6 Blue Economy reports that offer knowledge resources for city and national government stakeholders, WIOMSA, UN Habitat, private sector and civil society, and news from across the region.

A podcast by two Seychellois students called ‘Together Far Apart podcast of UN Moves’, which focuses on small island states aired its first episode last week. The first episode interviews a policy maker, a marine biologist, an environmental conservation organization leader, on the challenges associated with a more acidic ocean, a promising local solution and more.

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The Role of Coral Reef Small-Scale Fisheries for Addressing Malnutrition and Avoiding Biodiversity Loss

Recent research has focused on how to protect reefs from climate change impacts, but reefs are not isolated systems. Fish and coral larvae are actively exchanged across regions, and some reefs supply more while others receive more. This report looked at the source dynamics of reefs globally and found that maintaining these networks is essential for biodiversity conservation and sustainable fisheries.

The objective of this study is to align the Convention on Biological Diversity’s post-2020 global biodiversity framework (GBF) with the remit and scope of the UNEP Regional Seas Programme (RSP) and make recommendations to improve and strengthen compatibility. Building on the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, it is widely recognized that there are important marine aspects that contribute to targets which need to be addressed.

12th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium – Submit abstracts

The 12th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium aims to mobilize the WIO marine and coastal community on sustainable development and focus on integrating research and technology in ocean science in the protection and sustainable use of the ocean. Submission of abstracts closes on April 22, 2022.

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