State of the Marine Environment (SoME) report validation workshop in Benin
The approval of the SoME report constitutes an important milestone towards enhancing Integrated Ocean Management in the country and in West Africa.
Webinar recording on State of the Marine Environment (SoME) reporting
This is a recording of the Marine Space Planning (MSP) webinar held in May 2020.
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.
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana come together with the objective of creating the first transboundary Marine Protected Area in the region
On July 30th 2020, Environment Ministers from both countries met online to approve the preliminary documents of the project.
COVID-19 pandemic – Impacts on West African small-scale fisheries
Half-a-year after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, strong impacts have already been observed in the small-scale fisheries sector along the West African coast.
Identification of a new Ecologically and Biologically Significant marine Area as part of the implementation process of the Integrated Management of the Marine and Coastal Area from Abidjan to Assinie project
Côte d’Ivoire will soon have its report on the identification and description of Ecologically and Biologically Significant marine Areas at the mouth of the ABY lagoon.
Webinar recording on the identification of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) (in French)
This is a recording of the webinar on the identification of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) held in May 2020. The experts involved are Dr. Taibou Ba from the Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE) in Dakar, Senegal, and Marguerite Kouadio from the Centre Ivoirien AntiPollution (CIAPOL).
Webinar recording on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)
This is a recording of the Marine Space Planning (MSP) webinar held in May 2020.
Women in Benin help protect mangroves by exploring new livelihoods
Alternative livelihoods strategies and technological improvements are being suggested to reduce the pressures on mangrove forests and to improve the well-being of traditional salt producing women.
Mangrove conservation, climate change and food security
The initiative focuses on helping to restore rice fields and mangroves that were once abandoned.