2021 Science to Policy Platform

The Nairobi Convention, together with the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), hosted the sixth Science to Policy Platform on 23-25 March. The meeting was coordinated with support from the GEF-funded WIOSAP and SAPPHIRE projects, the “Partnership project for marine and coastal governance and fisheries management for sustainable blue growth (NC-SWIOFC) and the EU Capacity Building Related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (EU-MEAs) project.

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Building Back Biodiversity in the Western Indian Ocean: Revision of the Nairobi Convention Protocol

Building Back Biodiversity in the Western Indian Ocean: Revision of the Nairobi Convention Protocol The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region is home to a staggering degree of marine biodiversity. From the waters of Mauritius (which 1,700 marine species call home), the 156 types of fish in Madagascar (66% of fish of which can be found nowhere else), to South Africa…

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Building Collective Leadership for the Development of a Western Indian Ocean Governance Strategy

Together with the Nairobi Convention Secretariat, the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) and GIZ, the Collective Leadership Institute (CLI) is part of a Support Team helping to build collective leadership capacity for a participatory Regional Ocean Governance Strategy (ROGS) development process. Several meetings convening and engaging a diverse and talented multi-stakeholder ROGS Task…

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Co-Development of the Regional Ocean Governance and Information Management Strategies for the WIO

2022 Progress and 2023 Plans Inspired by, and contributing to the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) Cairo Declaration of 2015, Contracting Parties to the Nairobi Convention adopted a Decision at their 10th Conference of Parties (COP) in November 2021 to develop a Regional Ocean Governance Strategy (ROGS) and Information Management Strategy (IMS) for the Western Indian Ocean…

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Conference of Plenipotentiaries Meeting for the Adoption of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Protocol for the Western Indian Ocean

September 11-15 2023 Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) involves all stakeholders to ensure sustainable development by managing coastal and marine ecosystems, promoting sustainable use of resources, and addressing the impacts of human activities. The ICZM Protocol serves as a framework for regional and national cooperation in managing the coastal zone sustainably in the Western Indian…

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COP 11 to the Nairobi Convention Concludes with Renewed Commitments to Enhanced Ocean Conservation and Governance

The Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of Parties (NC COP 11) to the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management, and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Western Indian Ocean Region concluded with Decisions aimed at ensuring the health and sustainability of the region’s marine ecosystems adopted. Held in Antananarivo, Madagascar between 20-22…

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Ensuring ‘Blue Growth’ in fisheries communities in the Western Indian Ocean region

Ensuring ‘Blue Growth’ in fisheries communities in the Western Indian Ocean region Small-scale and subsistence fisheries are the backbone of many communities in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region, providing income, food, and jobs to an estimated one million inhabitants. Yet 40% of the fish stocks targeted by these fisheries are being unsustainably exploited—causing risks…

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Greening Western Indian Ocean Ports

Ports play a crucial role in the global economy as they facilitate the transportation of 90% of global trade and deliver numerous goods that we use every day. However, unsustainable port development can pose severe threats to coastal ecosystems and the goods and services that they provide. Ports are known to cause significant pollution due…

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