Coastal and Marine Experts in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Region
I am a Natural Resource Management Expert with over 20 years of working experience in the formulation and implementation of projects and programs in coastal and marine resource conservation and development within coastal East Africa. My specific areas of expertise include participatory natural resource planning and co-management, resource governance, monitoring, and evaluation.
Domenico Vito, PhD engineer, works in European projects on air quality in northern Italy. He has been an observer of the Conferences of the Parties since 2015 - the year in which the Paris Agreement was approved by the parties.
Marine Governance, Networking and stakeholder engagement, Results Based Management
Areas of expertise include marine governance, networking and stakeholder engagement and Monitoring and Evaluation
I am passionate about environmental resource mapping, specifically using emerging technologies such as GIS and Remote Sensing for modelling environmental issues, processing time series satellite data, and applying mobile-based tools to collect spatial data to promote sustainable community development and environmental conservation.
Ednah is a skilled, knowledgeable and self-driven ICT Specialist with an excellent quality management background. She is also a Certified Lead Quality Auditor and a Certified Computing Practitioner. Additionally, Ednah is a member of the National Quality Institute. She has been working as a Systems Administrator for 15 years and as a Management Representative for Quality systems and Risk Management. Ednah Nyakerario Onkundi holds a Master’s Degree in Information Technology, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Information Systems and more than eight years of ICT Specialist experience.
Emmanuel coordinates the implementation of Africa Ocean Protection and Resilience Strategy as part of a team that oversees protect entitled "Strengthening the Blue Economy of the WIO through Integration of Ecosystem Services and Effective Biodiversity Conservation." Emmanuel works with Africa Fisheries Team, GIS regional team, TNC Africa Oceans Strategy, and Global Oceans Team. He provides technical advice and scientific support on development of National Blue Economy, Africa Fisheries Strategy, and ecosystem mapping.
Oil Spill Preparedness - At Shore Response
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Focal Point
PhD in tropical marine botany.
Fields of expertise
- Marine plants both mangroves and algae
- Marine protected areas, networks of MPAs
- Sustainable financing of protected areas
- Mangrove restoration and management
Countries of working expertise: Kenya, Tanzania, Palau, FSM, CNMI, Indonesia., Papua new Guinea, Marshall Islands., Fiji and Solomon Islands.
Student taking environmental resource management. Interested on marine ecology