State of the Marine Environment (SoME) Workshop in Ghana
From 24-28 June 2019, a SoME Expert Elicitation Workshop was organized as part of the Ecosystem based approach to an Integrated Marine and Coastal Environment Management (EIMCEM) project.
National workshop to approve the descriptive report of the Ecologically or Biologically Significant marine Areas (EBSAs) in Benin
The workshop took place as part of the Integrated Marine and Coastal Zone Management (GIZMaC) national pilot project from 19-21 June 2019 in Cotonou.
20 new Marine Protected Areas announced in South Africa
The creation of extensive new MPAs is a major conservation achievement and strengthens the country’s cultural and spiritual ties to its oceans.
Côte d’Ivoire has launched its pilot project on the integrated management of the marine and coastal area from Abidjan to Assinie (GIAMAA).
On May 2 2019, the Ivorian Center for Antipollution (CIAPOL) under the supervision of the Ivorian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, has launched the GIAMAA project in Grand Bassam.
State of the Marine Environment (SoME) reporting framework for the Abidjan Convention countries
This document describes the general approach for the development of marine assessments or State of the Marine Environment reporting (SoME) under the Mami Wata project. The methodology follows the structure and approach described in the Integrated Environmental Assessment Training Manual (UNEP/IISD 2009) and offers, depending on availability of data and information, different options to develop…
A Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) framework for the Abidjan Convention countries
This document is intended as a guide to assist countries of the Abidjan Convention to establishing a Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) process. The guide provides practical advice on the activities and series of steps required to run a successful MSP process. It also frames MSP as part of an ongoing management cycle, and uses examples…
An Ecologically or Biologically Significant marine Area (EBSA) framework for the Mami Wata project
This document makes available to the signatory countries of the Abidjan Convention a guide to understand the process of describing Ecologically or Biologically Significant marine Areas (EBSAs) and helps them initiate an EBSA process. The document describes in detail the process of identifying and describing EBSAs based on the CBD reference documents, but also on…
Marine Spatial Planning in West Africa – Mami Wata at work in Côte d’Ivoire and in Benin
On 16 and 19 February 2019, the Mami Wata project organized two workshops gathering government officials, experts and researchers on Marine Spatial Planning.
Gods and mangroves in Ghana’s Songor Biosphere Reserve
On February 13 2019, the Mami Wata Project team met with national project partners and discussed initiatives that could be replicated in other Abidjan Convention countries.
Ecosystem-based approach to an Integrated Marine and Coastal Environment Management Pilot Project inception workshop in Ghana
The inception workshop for the Ecosystem-based approach to an Integrated Marine and Coastal Environment Management Pilot Project found place last week in Amansaman, Ghana.