From the 5-9 March 2018, the Mami Wata partners and the Benguela Current Convention organized a Marine Spatial Planning training in Swakopmund (Namibia) for participants from West, Central and Southern Africa.
The government of Seychelles has recently announced the creation of new Marine Protected Areas, after a three year long public consultation within the framework of its Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Initiative.
From the 11-15 December 2017 in Dakar, Senegal, the Mami Wata project organized its first Marine Spatial Planning workshop.
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.
