From 3-7 February 2020, participants from Ivory Coast, Mauritania, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal and Togo gathered in São Tomé for a Blue Planning in Practice (BPiP) training course.
On December 4-5 2019, the EIMCEM project team and partners gathered to assess progress on MSP, SoME Reporting, and EBSAs.
From 14-17 October 2019, stakeholders involved in the management of the marine and coastal area in Benin, gathered in Cotonou for a capacity development workshop on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP).
These ecosystems are a foundation of people’s well-being, livelihood, nutrition and culture. They are also vital for social and economic development of coastal communities and countries. However, the coastal and marine living resources and ecosystems are in widespread decline, with a multitude of human activities from small scale fishing to offshore mining having an impact. In order to reverse this trend, the Mami Wata project is working with countries of the Abidjan Convention Region to address human activities in an integrated and holistic way, ensuring that conservation and our various uses are compatible.
