Other Resources

The CHM provides a comprehensive reference point for publications by Nairobi Convention, its partners and related organizations.

Flagship documents published by the Nairobi Convention have been used while gathering the information presented here and include:

United Nations Environment Programme – Nairobi Convention 2015. Status of Birds in the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Nairobi Convention Area: Regional Synthesis Report

United Nations Environment Programme – Nairobi Convention 2016. Climate Strategy for the Nairobi Convention

ASCLME 2012. National Marine Ecosystem Diagnostic Analysis. Mauritius. Contribution to the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project (supported by UNDP with GEF grant financing)

ASCLME 2012. Mauritius National Level Policy and Governance Assessment for Marine and Coastal Resources. Contribution to the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project (supported by UNDP with GEF grant financing)

United Nations Environment Programme and Secretariat of Nairobi Convention (2009). The Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Protection of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-based Sources and Activities. Nairobi, Kenya, 140 pp.

United Nations Environment Programme – Nairobi Convention Secretariat, 2019. Marine Protected Areas Outlook

 

Project document of the ‘Western Indian Ocean Large Marine Ecosystems Strategic Action Programme Policy Harmonization and Institutional Reforms’ (SAPPHIRE)

 

Project document of the ‘Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the Western Indian Ocean from land-based sources and activities’ (WIO-SAP)

 

Other resources used include:

Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems (ASCLME) Project, 2012. Union of Comoros – National Marine Ecosystem Diagnostic Analysis, s.l.: Contribution to the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project (supported by UNDP with GEF grant financing).

Christophe, B. & Damien, G., 2014. Fisheries in the ESA-IO Region: Profile and Trends – Baseline Report Comoros, Ebene, Mauritius: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

Freed, S. et al., 2018. Status Report: Marine ecosystems, fisheries and socio-economic context of Anjouan, Comoros, s.l.: Blue Ventures Conservation Report.

Global Environment Facility, 2017. Islands of the Moon: Building a network of marine and coastal protected areas in Comoros. [Online]
Available at: https://www.thegef.org/news/islands-moon-building-network-marine-and-coastal-protected-areas-comoros

International Energy Agency , 2014. Africa Energy Outlook – A Focus on Energy Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa – World Energy Outlook Special Report , s.l.: International Energy Agency.

UN Environment Programme and WIOMSA, 2015. The Regional State of the Coast Report: Western Indian Ocean. Nairobi: s.n.

United Nations Geospatial Information Section, 2019. Map Collection of the united nations cartographic section. [Online]
Available at: http://www.un-spider.org/links-and-resources/institutions/UnitedNationsCartographicSection
[Accessed 30 10 2019].

United Nations, 2019. Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. [Online]
Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/

World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2018. Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals Journey to 2030 – Comoros Roadmap for SDG Implementation, s.l.: s.n.

WorldBank, 2013. The Indian Ocean Islands Tourism Review: Comoros, s.l.: s.n.

WorldWide Fund for Nature, 2019. Southern Africa: Island group between Madagascar. [Online]
Available at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/at0105
[Accessed 30 10 2019].

Republic of Mauritius (2016). Third National Communication: Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Republic of Mauritius, Port Louis