Here you will find relevant resources on Integrated Ocean Management (IOM) and the thematic areas Marine Environment Reporting (SoME), Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and Ecologically or Biologically Significant marine Areas (EBSAs). Some of the material is developed by the Mami Wata project and some is developed by other institutions and partners, in which case the original source of the material is indicated.
Report of the Thirteenth Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for Cooperation in the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Areas of the Atlantic Coast of West, Central and Southern African Region
The object of this study is the identification and description of the marine area of the mouth of the Aby lagoon as a new marine area of ecological and biological importance (Zieb) to be subject to the Convention on biological diversity (CDB).
The continental shelf west of Cape Three Points in Ghana is an area that has been identified as having prevailing favourable oceanographic conditions such as right temperature, salinity and nutrient-rich upwelling waters suitable for high productivity of fish food (phyto- and zooplankton).
As part of the implementation of the Integrated Management of the Marine and Coastal Area from Abidjan to Assinie (GIAMAA) project, the State of the Marine Environment (SoME) was assessed in Côte d’Ivoire.
As part of the implementation of the Integrated Management of the Marine and Coastal Area from Abidjan to Assinie (GIAMAA) project, the State of the Marine Environment (SoME) was assessed in Côte d’Ivoire.
As part of the implementation of the Integrated Management of the Marine and Coastal Area from Abidjan to Assinie (GIAMAA) project, the State of the Marine Environment (SoME) was assessed in Côte d’Ivoire.
The Mami Wata leaflet 2020 provides an overview of the progress achieved by the project since its launch in 2016.
This is a recording of the Marine Space Planning (MSP) webinar held in May 2020.
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.
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).
This is a recording of the Marine Space Planning (MSP) webinar held in May 2020.
https://vimeo.com/384713163/abcbb7a616 [ultimate_heading alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:30px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:40px;” main_heading_margin=”margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;” line_width=”450″ el_class=”accent-border-color color-title” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:55px;” sub_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” sub_heading_font_size=”desktop:18px;” sub_heading_line_height=”desktop:28px;”][/ultimate_heading] Ms. Marguerite Kouadio, GIAMAA Project Coordinator, presents the aim of the project, and the importance of Marine Spatial Planning for Côte d’Ivoire.
https://vimeo.com/384735088/3a94368279 [ultimate_heading alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:30px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:40px;” main_heading_margin=”margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;” line_width=”450″ el_class=”accent-border-color color-title” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:55px;” sub_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” sub_heading_font_size=”desktop:18px;” sub_heading_line_height=”desktop:28px;” margin_design_tab_text=””][/ultimate_heading] 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.
The Mami Wata leaflet 2019 provides an overview of the progress achieved by the project since its launch in 2016.
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.
The State of the Marine Environment (SoME) report of Sierra Leone from 2015.
How to make changes in the ways humans societies interact with ecosystems in marine and coastal areas.
The MSP guidebook is a collaboration between the UNESCO´s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program.
In 2009, Canada implemented the Beaufort Sea Integrated Ocean Management Plan (IOMP).
In 2016, Belize launched its National Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Plan.
In this section you will find links to videos of our Mami Wata webinar series on EBSAs, MPA and SoME.
What does MSP actually mean? How does it work?
“The Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) training has been a fascinating experience. It made me aware of some of the progress on MSP made by other participating countries, and I believe some of the shared experiences could be inspiring for Liberia”.
