Workshop Paves Way for Enhanced Marine Spatial Planning in the Northern Mozambique Channel

The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region, encompassing the Northern Mozambique Channel- NMC, is rich in marine biodiversity and crucial to the livelihoods of about 10 million people. However, the region faces challenges from illegal fishing, offshore oil and gas exploration, and environmental degradation. The African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the African Integrated Maritime Strategy (AIMS)…

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Working towards Stronger Ocean Governance at the first-ever WIOGEN conference

Capitalizing on the ‘Blue Economy’ – the idea that the sustainable use of ocean resources can lead to economic growth, improved livelihoods, and a healthy ocean ecosystem – has become a popular concept around the globe, and the Western Indian Ocean region is no exception. Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, and Tanzania have all undertaken initiatives, programs, or…

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WIO Science to Policy Platform Series Launched

The push for more evidence-based policy making The world is currently facing an unprecedented planetary crisis of pollution and waste, climate change, and biodiversity loss.  Evidence-based management and policy decision making is critical to inform interventions to turn the tide. Marine scientists, researchers, and experts commendably and constantly publish papers and articles from their respective…

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Water Quality Management in the Western Indian Ocean

The Nairobi Convention serves as a regional platform to address the challenges facing coastal and marine ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) through collective interventions, dialogue, and partnerships. Contracting Parties, including Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Reunion (France), and Seychelles, collaborate on national and regional actions to mitigate environmental stresses,…

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Video: Join us at the Eleventh Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention

The Eleventh Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention – COP 11 will take place between August 20-22 2024, at CCI Ivato, Antananarivo Madagascar. The meetings of the Contracting Parties to the Nairobi Convention focus on reviewing its implementation and protocols. Key functions include evaluating submitted information, adopting amendments, establishing working groups, assessing environmental conditions,…

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