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.
Capacity building workshop on State of the Marine Environment (SoME) reporting and Ecologically and Biologically Significant marine Areas (EBSA) processes – Sierra Leone
From 24-27 October 2018, the Mami Wata capacity building workshop on State of the Marine Environment (SoME) reporting and on Ecologically and Biologically Significant marine Areas (EBSA) was held in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Benin’s Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development is leading a new national project for integrated marine and coastal management
The GIZMaC (Integrated Marine and Coastal Zone Management) project in Benin, is one of the three Mami Wata pilot projects currently being implemented in West Africa.
Launch of the “Ecosystem-based approach to integrated marine and coastal environment management in Ghana” project
This 2-year project is one of three Mami Wata Pilot Projects implemented in the Abidjan Convention region in West Africa.
Sierra Leone SoME report
The State of the Marine Environment (SoME) report of Sierra Leone from 2015.
The Africa Blue Economy Forum 2018
From 7-8 June 2018, the first-ever African Blue Economy event was held in London, UK.
The Ivorian Ministry of the Environment and the Abidjan Convention mobilized against plastic waste
In Côte d’Ivoire, on Saturday 9 June 2018, several actions were carried out, including the cleanigng of Bassam Beach by the UNEP / Abidjan Convention and the Ministry of Waste Management, Environment and Sustainable Development.
The UNEP Introductory Guide to Marine and Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management
How to make changes in the ways humans societies interact with ecosystems in marine and coastal areas.