The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is a region where high biodiversity is increasingly being impacted by anthropogenic marine debris.
2022
In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States, set out 17 interconnected
The Nairobi Convention together with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE), within the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Large Marine Ecosystems (LME) are implementing a demonstration project regarding Land - Sea Interaction (LSI) for a coordinated and sustainable Ocean and Coastal Ecosystem Management approach in South Africa.
Negotiators will meet at the first negotiations of the
Download the report from this meeting held in Nosy Be, Madagascar in 2022 below.
The fourth SAPPHIRE Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting was held to:
i) Review the SAPPHIRE project progress and expenditure to date,
ii) Approve the project’s workplan and budget for 2022,
iii) Appraise the ongoing mid-term review,
iv) Review the progress in the development of the regional Ocean Governance Strategy, and