No changes since February and both ENSO and IOD are still in neutral phases. Bleaching Outlook (March-June) remains mild throughout the equatorial belt, with some elevation expected ...
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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, ...
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The final results are out! Please visit https://cordioea.net/rle to see what we found!! The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is a global framework for assessing the status of ecosystems. It aims to support ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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