Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission(SWIOFC PP2) Kenya Scoping Missions/ Site Selection 23 February to 2 March 2024

Implementing organisation: 
Nairobi Convention Secretriat
Type of implementing organization: 
Academic and/or Research institutions, Government ministries, departments & institutions, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Project(s) linked to: 
Nairobi Convention, SWIOFC-Nairobi Convention Partnership Project
Tags : 
fisheries, marine conservation, coastal ecosystem, swiofc_nc partnership and partnershipprojects Ocean governance, blue economy

The Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC through the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Nairobi Convention through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for enhanced collaboration to support member countries of the Southwest Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC)and Nairobi Convention in their commitment towards the sustainable management of their coastal and marine environment and fishery res

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Project Status: 
Under Implementation/Ongoing
Country of implementation: 
Kenya

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Partner's Location: 
Global
Type of partner: 
Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

For 50 years, the Wide World Fund for Nature (WWF) in Africa has worked to provide innovative solutions to conserve species and their habitats and maintain key ecological services; inspiring and mobilising a wide range of stakeholders from community members, park rangers, to political leaders.

Objectives and Mission: 

WWF mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by:

conserving the world’s biological diversity;

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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

Partner's Location: 
Global
Type of partner: 
Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

WCS's goal is to conserve the world's largest wild places in 16 priority regions, home to more than 50% of the world's biodiversity.

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East Africa Wildlife Society (EAWLS)

Partner's Location: 
Kenya, Tanzania
Type of partner: 
Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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East Africa Wildlife Society (EAWLS)
EAWLS is a conservation organization that prides itself as the voice of conservation in the East African region through evidence based advocacy and engaging different key stakeholders to influence change. EAWLS was founded through a merger of the Kenya and Tanzania Wildlife Societies (both were formed in 1956) and wildlife enthusiasts from Uganda. EAWLS rich history dates back to 1956 when it made the first step as an organization. Over the years it have realised monumental achievements and made contributions towards various legislations and policies.
 
MARINE

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Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO)

Partner's Location: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of partner: 
Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO)

Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO) was initiated in 1999 as a response to the El-Niño related mass bleaching and mortality of corals in the Indian Ocean in 1998. It is a non-profit research organization, registered in Kenya, with a network of projects, collaborators and partners that extends across the Indian Ocean. Focusing initially on Eastern Africa, Western Indian Ocean Islands and South Asia. Initially called ‘Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean’, due to the widespread impact of the mass mortality of corals, it changed its name in 2004-5 to reflect broader challenges and opportunities in the coastal marine systems of the region.

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Wetlands International

Partner's Location: 
Global
Type of partner: 
Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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Wetlands International

Wetlands International is a global organisation that works to sustain and restore wetlands and their resources for people and biodiversity. It is an independent, not-for-profit, global organisation, supported by government and NGO membership from around the world. Based mostly in the developing world, it has 20 regional, national or project offices in all continents and a head office in Ede, the Netherlands (see Map of our offices). Tackling problems it works in over 100 countries and at several, very different scales to tackle the most pressing problems affecting wetlands.

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Blue Ventures

Partner's Location: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of partner: 
Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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Blue Ventures
Blue Ventures develops transformative approaches for catalysing and sustaining locally led marine conservation. It works in places where the ocean is vital to local cultures and economies, and are committed to protecting marine biodiversity in ways that benefit coastal people. Blue Ventures started over a decade ago, surveying coral reefs in the Mozambique channel.

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RARE

Partner's Location: 
Global
Type of partner: 
Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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RARE
Rare inspires change so people and nature thrive. Human behavior is both the cause and the solution to every major conservation challenge. Changing our behavior is hard, but it is the single most important thing we can do to ensure nature’s survival. Rare is a global leader in catalyzing behavior change to achieve enduring conservation results. For over 40 years, inspiring change has been woven into the fabric of our work. This is what we do. This is what makes us Rare.
 

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