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With World Environment Day (5 June) and World Oceans Day (8 June) approaching, the Nairobi Convention Secretariat is excited to share updates on how countries and stakeholders are working to protect, conserve, and manage the Western Indian Ocean region.

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The Eleventh Meeting of the Nairobi Convention Conference of Parties (NC COP 11) for the protection, management and development of the marine and coastal environment of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region ended with decisions aimed at ensuring the health and sustainability of the region’s marine ecosystems.Held   in   Antananarivo,   Madagascar   from

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Associate Professor at Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Prof. Japhet J.

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Environment and Social Engagement Consultant
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  • Widespread experience with numerous Environmental Impact Assessments and Feasibility Studies for a wide range of infrastructure projects over a period of 24 years and production of Management Plans
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Chief Executive Officer
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Angelique is a lawyer (Seychelles and UK) and she holds an LLM in Environmental law specializing in the law of the sea and natural resources law. Also, Angelique is a trained climate change negotiator under the AOSIS Climate Change Fellowship Programme at the United Nations.

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I specialise in the physical dynamics of estuaries; estuarine condition assessments; environmental flow requirements; climate change impacts on estuaries; and estuary management and policy. I am part of a core team that developed environmental flow requirements technologies for South Africa, e.g. Version 1, 2 and 3 of the eflows methods for estuaries. I have been involved in over 40 freshwater flow requirement (EFR) studies on estuaries in Southern Africa as project leader  or hydrodynamics / physical process specialist.

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Shisiwani National Park Manager (Warden)

Houssoyni Housseni, born in Mohéli island from Comoros, holds a Master Degree in Development with specialization in Environment management from French speaker University (Université Senghor, Campus de Burkina-Faso);an Engineering Degree in Naturals resources protection and conservation (Ecosystems service, Ecology, marine sciences) from University of Applied Sciences and Technology, Tehran-Iran; and a Bachelor’s Degree in Earth Sciences and Environment (Geology, Ecology and Chemistry) from University of Comoros.

WIOSAP Projects - Outcome A.1

A: Sustainable Management of Critical Habitats 

Outcome A.1: Appropriate tools and methodologies are used to manage critical coastal and marine habitats to enhance their resilience and long-term sustainability

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Outcome A.1: Appropriate tools and methodologies are used to manage critical coastal and marine habitats to enhance their resilience and long-term sustainability Output A.1.1:  National institutions undertake participatory spatial planning to increase the resilience of selected key coastal ecosystems to anthropogenic impacts including the impacts of climate change and variability
  • Seychelles, Mauritius, and South Africa have developed and implemented Strategies, Policies, and Legislation specific to MSP, which have informed Seychelles’ declaration of 30% of its EEZ as a marine protected area. 
  • Development of a regional MSP Strategy E7
  Output A.1.2: Management plans developed and adopted for at least five (5) key critical coastal and marine habitats, reinforcing the regional MPA network and mitigating habitat loss and climate change impacts
  • 7 management plans are being developed. 
  • 4 management plans for four MPAs in Comoros. 
  Output A.1.3: At least one key degraded critical coastal habitat was restored, and resilience increased
  • Regional Restoration Guideline on Mangroves
  • Regional Restoration Guideline on Seagrasses 
  Output A.1.4: Pilot actions build capacity in ICM, demonstrating how ICM can be strengthened at the local level through the empowerment of communities and other actors at demonstration sites (under A.1.1 and A.1.2)