Protecting the Marine Environment from Land-Based Pollution in Tanzania

Protecting the Marine Environment from Land-Based Pollution in Tanzania The Nairobi Convention, through the ACP MEAs 3 programme, is supporting the Vice President’s Office (VPO), Tanzania in developing a National Source Inventory report on plastic pollution. This report will inform the development of a national marine litter management strategy and action plan to reduce plastic…

biodiversity protocol

Marine Conservation in the Western Indian Ocean Region Takes a Step Forward

First Negotiations Meeting for the Amendment of the Nairobi Convention Protocol on Marine Protected Areas and Wild Flora and Fauna Held The Nairobi Convention Protocol concerning protected areas and wild fauna and flora, constitutes one of the legal frameworks for the protection, management, and development of the marine and coastal environment in the Western Indian…

Second Negotiations Meeting for the Nairobi Convention Biodiversity Protocol

Second Negotiations Meeting for the Nairobi Convention Biodiversity Protocol – September 2023 The second negotiations meeting of the  Protocol Concerning Protected Areas and Wild Flora and Fauna in the Eastern African Region will be held in September 2023, in Madagascar. This meeting will be following the first negotiations held in November 2022. Documentation for this…