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.
This is a recording of the webinar on the identification of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) held in May 2020.
This is a recording of the Marine Space Planning (MSP) webinar held in May 2020.
Ms. Marguerite Kouadio, GIAMAA Project Coordinator, presents the aim of the project, and the importance of Marine Spatial Planning for Côte d’Ivoire.
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.
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”.
