Mini Symposium: The Contribution of Marine Science in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction in the Western Indian Ocean to the Development of a Regional Ocean Governance Strategy

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Mini Symposium: The Contribution of Marine Science in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction in the Western Indian Ocean to the Development of a Regional Ocean Governance Strategy The Nairobi Convention, through the support of SAPPHIRE and the partnership with GIZ through the WIO Governance Initiative, is currently facilitating the development of a Regional Ocean Governance Strategy.…

Mini Symposium: Launch of the ‘WIO Symphony’ tool for regional cumulative impact assessment in the WIO

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Mini Symposium: Launch of the ‘WIO Symphony’ tool for regional cumulative impact assessment in the WIO – a transparent support tool for ecosystem-based Marine Spatial Planning This mini-symposium will launch ‘WIO Symphony’, a product of 4-year cooperation with contributions from over 50 members of Nairobi Convention member states and international partners. WIO Symphony is a…

Special Session: Addressing the Three Planetary Crises

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Special Session: Addressing the Three Planetary Crises Through the Implementation of the Western Indian Ocean Strategic Action Programme The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is recognized globally for its unique biological richness, natural beauty and high ecological and socio-economic value. The WIO region’s coastal habitats, which include coastal forests, sand dunes, beaches, rocky shores, mangroves, seagrass…

Mini-Symposium – Holistic water and marine management from source to sea

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Mini-Symposium – Holistic water and marine management from source to sea Lessons learned from case studies focusing on environmental flows and marine litter management Our seas suffer serious degradation from land-based activities in basins and cities; only holistic water and marine management from source to sea can reverse that. It is necessary to mainstream source-to-sea…