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Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Marine and Coastal News Roundup
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20 September 2022

Welcome, Nairobi Convention Member States, partners, and friends, to this issue of the Weekly News Round-up!

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African Environment Ministers vow to end plastic pollution, eliminate open dumping and burning of waste, address antimicrobial resistance

The resumed 18th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) closed with environment ministers from 54 African countries adopting a series of decisions and key messages to tackle climate change, the loss of nature, pollution and waste, including the elimination of open dumping and burning of waste. The conference took place from 12 to 16 September 2022 in Dakar, Senegal.

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The Environment and Fisheries Nexus

For years, conservation in the environment and fisheries sectors has had differing priorities and approaches. While marine conservation has been focusing on issues such as optimizing biodiversity, population, habitat protection, and ecosystem functioning, fisheries have been focusing on optimum production, sustainable fishing practices, year-round production, and economic stability. The development of joint policy recommendations and indicators and knowledge and information sharing mechanisms between policymakers and key stakeholders in the environment and fisheries sectors will be discussed in a joint consultation meeting this September.

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Advances in country-level assessments of South Africa’s estuaries

Over the last few years, South Africa has been on a drive to consolidate and publish its national-level assessments and management tools. Two recent publications that support this initiative are an assessment of key estuarine pressures at the country-level to better inform management and resource protection (Van Niekerk et al 2022a) and a Vulnerability Assessment of South African Estuaries to Climate Change at a regional scale (Van Niekerk et al. 2022b).

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MADAGASCAR: towards the reinforcement of the anti-whale-whaling system

The Malagasy government has just begun consultations with cetacean experts. The aim is to improve the alert protocol against whale calf strandings on the coast of Madagascar. Since July 2022, 12 humpback whales have stranded on the coast of the big island.

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How Kenyans help themselves and the planet by saving mangrove trees

Residents of Gazi and nearby Makongeni are cultivating an economic ecosystem that relies on efforts to preserve and restore the mangrove forests. Revenue from carbon credits sold plus money earned from ecotourism are split between salaries, project costs and village improvements to health care, sanitation, schools and more.

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The Development of a WIO Information Management Strategy

The Nairobi Convention and partners are collaborating in the development of a Western Indian Ocean Information Management Strategy. With the support of the Collective Leadership Institute (CLI) a collective leadership training targeting the Multi-stakeholder Working Group (MSWG) to develop an Information Management Strategy (IMS) for the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region was delivered.

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Blue Walls, Green Bonds and Debt-For-Nature: From pledges to implementation in Africa

How do you finance a fair post-pandemic green and sustainable recovery? And how do you turn pledges into action? African ministers of finance, economy and the environment met in Egypt to discuss theses urgent questions.

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📅 Upcoming Events

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Date	Event
26-29 September 2022	Workshop on the Environment-Fisheries Nexus
11 October 2022	12th WIOMSA Symposium - Mini-Symposium on Holistic water and marine management from source to sea
11 October 2022	12th WIOMSA Symposium - Mini Symposium: Launch of the ‘WIO Symphony’ tool for regional cumulative impact assessment in the WIO
11 October 2022	12th WIOMSA Symposium - 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
14 October 2022	12th WIOMSA Symposium - Special Session: Addressing the Three Planetary Crises Through the Implementation of the Western Indian Ocean Strategic Action Programme

💼 Opportunities

Conservation Field Officer: https://www.conservation-careers.com/job/time-tide-foundation-nosy-ankao-madagascar-mid-level-conservation-field-officer/

Marine Conservation Volunteer Project in Madagascar: https://www.volunteerhq.org/destinations/madagascar/marine-conservation-in-nosy-komba/

Scuba dive in the Indian Ocean for research and conservation: https://www.goeco.org/area/volunteer-in-africa/seychelles/scuba-dive-for-research-and-conservation/

The influence of household human and social capitals on participation in agricultural development initiatives in the coastal region of Kenya

This study sought to establish the human and social capital that determines rural households’ participation in agricultural projects and programmes implemented by the Kenyan government and development partners. The research was carried out among rural households in the three counties of the coastal region of Kenya. It includes key policy recommendations for county government and development partners.

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Review of fisheries and management of sea cucumbers in the Indian Ocean

Several sea cucumber species are fished, mostly for export of the dried product for Oriental consumers. In the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) holothurian fisheries have a long history and several programmes have tried to ameliorate their management. Recent trends show that their demand is still very high.

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Modelling spillover effects of a marine protected area in the Western Indian Ocean

This study estimated the abundance gradient of fishes in the waters surrounding a marine protected area (MPA) and used this information as evidence of spillover from the MPA. Fish landing data were collected from trap fishermen over a 12-month period from the Blue Bay Marine Park on the west coast of Mauritius in the Western Indian Ocean.

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Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Marine and Coastal News Roundup _ 20 September 2022

📅 Upcoming Events

Visit our events page on the website for more events

💼 Opportunities

Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Marine and Coastal News Roundup
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20 September 2022