Benin Pilot Project – Project description

PILOT PROJECTS

THREE NATIONAL INITIATIVES FOR HEALTHY OCEANS

Integrated Marine and Coastal Area Management Project (GIZMAC)

Project description

Components / Outcomes

Using Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), the legal and regulatory framework for the management of the marine and coastal zone in Benin is evaluated, analyzed and improved
Producing a State of the Marine Environment (SoME) report of Benin
Identifying two Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs)
Ensuring governance, capacity building and communication

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:

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Ministry of Planning and Development
Ministry of Finance and Economy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
All national and public institutions involved in the management of Benin’s marine ecosystems and oceans;
Structures involved in monitoring the SDGs
NGOs

Project documents

Ms. Faustine Sinzogan Coovi, GIZMaC Project Coordinator

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.

Description of the Ecologically or Biologically Significant marine Areas (EBSAs) in Benin Report

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.