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Indian Ocean coral bleaching
The 2020−21 La Niña has ended, having been active since September 2020 and IOD remains in a neutral state. Conditions are cooling for most parts of the southern region save for eastern Madagascar, ...
Read more »Scenarios for the future of the Northern Mozambique Channel
Northern Mozambique Channel // SDG 14 scenarios East and Southern Africa (ESA) comprises ten coastal countries bordering the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) – Comoros, France, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, ...
Read more »Red List of Ecosystems of coral reefs of the Western Indian Ocean
The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is a global framework for assessing the status of ecosystems. It aims to support conservation, resource use, and management decisions by identifying ecosystems most at risk ...
Read more »Coral reefs, SDGs and the post-2020 biodiversity framework
The Convention on Biological Diversity is running consultations for the new ‘Global Biodiversity Framework’ for 2021-2030, under the umbrella of its Vision for 2050, “living in harmony ...
Read more »WIO GCRMN report 2017
Step declines in coral reef health resulted from major coral bleaching in 1998 (25% loss) and 2016 (10% loss). This is the main finding from the latest GCRMN regional report on the state of coral reefs ...
Read more »Community based conservation in the WIO
CORDIO’s approach to increasing the effectiveness of locally managed marine areas (LMMAs) Notable CBNRM activities in 2019-2020: CORDIO supported the election process for 7 Kenyan Beach Management ...
Read more »Locally Managed Marine Areas in Africa (Film)
CORDIO has produced the film “LMMAs in Africa”. It explains why LMMAs are beneficial to coastal communities, how they are established and what they are. It is designed for local fishing ...
Read more »Reef fish assemblages in the WIO
Using standardised methods for surveying reef fishes we have quantified reef fish species diversity and abundance methods in Tanzania, Mozambique, Comoros, Madagascar, and recently in Chagos (see methods ...
Read more »Sharks
Sharks have become extremely rare in East Africa. Underwater surveys on reefs in Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar and Mozambique to assess population densities of large reef associated fishes recorded no ...
Read more »Spawning aggregations
A wide range of reef fishes aggregate in large numbers to spawn, including many species from highly valued food fish families. See this new video released on www.scrfa.org to see why spawning aggregations ...
Read more »Decadal trends in Kenya’s artisanal fisheries
Small-scale artisanal coastal fisheries provide over 80% of household income hence plays a vital role in food security of developing countries. However, they are frequently undervalued and characterised ...
Read more »Enhancing coastal and marine socio-ecological resilience and biodiversity conservation in the Western Indian Ocean
This new project, referred to as LEAP for short (Locally Empowered Area Protection) aims to achieve long-term effective, equitable and inclusive co-management of Locally Managed Marine Protected Areas ...
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