Benin State of the Marine Environment (SoME) report
As part of the implementation of the Integrated Marine and Coastal Zone Management project (GIZMaC), the State of the Marine Environment (SoME) was assessed in Benin.
Integrated Marine and Coastal Area Management Project (GIZMAC)
Project description
Components / Outcomes
Partners
In addition to the Mami Wata implementing partners – GRID-Arendal and the Abidjan Convention (ABC) Secretariat – several collaborative institutions will play a key role in the project implementation. These include:
As part of the implementation of the Integrated Marine and Coastal Zone Management project (GIZMaC), the State of the Marine Environment (SoME) was assessed in Benin.
Ms. Faustine Sinzogan Coovi, GIZMaC Project Coordinator, presents the aim of the project, the multiple actors involved, and the importance of Marine Spatial Planning for Benin.
As part of the implementation of the Integrated Marine and Coastal Zone Management project (GIZMaC), a six month-long study was carried out for the development of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) in Benin.