The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is a region where high biodiversity is increasingly being impacted by anthropogenic marine debris.
Environment and Conservation
The state of mangroves in the Western Indian Ocean report is the first report to quantify and map mangrove blue carbon, drivers of change, and restoration potential or mangroves in the region, using the latest and best globally available data.
The sixth PSC meeting for the WIOSAP project was organized with the aim to:
The overall objective of the 6th WIOSAP PSC meeting was to provide strategic guidance for effective implementation of the activities in the WIOSAP project based on the recent MidTerm Review (MTR) findings.
The specific objectives included:
The sixth PSC meeting for the WIOSAP project was organized with the overall objective of providin strategic guidance for effective implementation of the activities in the WIOSAP project based on the recent MidTerm Review (MTR) findings.
Below, find presentations from the sixth WIOSAP Project Steering Comittee meeting held in Nosy Be, Madagscar between 6-7 July 2022.
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Our Blue Future is a multi-stakeholder initiative for an inclusive and sustainable blue economy in the Western Indian Ocean region. It is a public – private – civil society alliance that fosters a diverse network of impact-oriented partnerships, projects and champions.
In-Person Stakeholder Meeting
Date: 16 - 17 August 2022
Venue: Dar es Salaam
The NC-SWIOFC Partnership Project and the ACP-MEAs III Programme held a consultation meeting on the environment-fisheries nexus. The aim of this meeting was to to identify priority issues of concern and recommend processes that can be used to develop joint policy recommendations and indicators as well as knowledge and information sharing mechanisms while linking policy makers and key stakeholders in the environment and fisheries sectors.