biodiversity
The economic and socio-political interactions between countries can have major impacts on transboundary conservation decisions and outcomes. Here, we examined for 14 Western Indian Ocean (WIO) continental and island nations the extent of their marine coral reef species, fisheries and marine protected areas (MPAs), in the context of their geopolitical and socio-economic connections. We also examined the role of external countries and organisations in collaboration within the region.
Aim To describe, model and assess the relative importance of environmental and climatic factors likely influencing the regional distribution of coral cover and assemblages with contrasting life histories and susceptibilities to bleaching. Location We compiled the first comprehensive empirical dataset for coral communities in the south‐eastern Indian Ocean (SEIO), incorporating information from 392 sites along the western coast of Australia and offshore atolls/islands across ~19° of latitude.
Adopted in Nairobi, Kenya on 31 March, 2010
Preamble
The one-year inception phase of the Environfish-WIO project began in March 2023 after the project
secured funding from SIDA some three months earlier. The 4-year Environfish project runs from
2024-2027. Stakeholder mapping and site selection missions have been conducted in Mozambique
