World Ocean Summit 2019 – sustainable tourism in the blue economy
How sustainable is coastal tourism? What is needed to achieve sustainability is discussed here.
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SDG labs: Reducing solid waste at the Jomo Kenyatta Public Beach
Using Dialogues to Initiate change in Solid waste management at the Jomo Kenyatta Public Beach On 20th February 2019, CORDIO East Africa facilitated a stakeholder dialogue workshop to discuss issues of waste management around the famous Kenyatta public beach in Mombasa. The workshop was organised under the umbrella of CORDIO’s […]
Assessing the vulnerability of WIO coral reefs with the Red List of Ecosystems
The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is a global framework for assessing the status of ecosystems. The assessment will kick-off with a planning and training workshop in Mombasa in March, after which the regional analysis and assessment will be carried out, concluding in September 2019 with a dissemination workshop.
Global footprint and sustainability
The “three horses of sustainability” – the IPAT equation provides a simple but powerful model for understanding the roles of population, affluence and technology, particularly from the challenge posed by the Anthropocene – how to reduce one’s personal or societal impact.
Indian Ocean blue economy
The Indian Ocean is gaining more attention as the world turns to the ‘blue economy’ for future development. This Economist Intelligence Unit report “Charting the course for ocean sustainability in the Indian Ocean Rim” is an sponsored by Environment Agency Abu Dhabi and the Department of Economic Development Abu Dhabi, […]
Red List assessment of Scleractinian corals 2018-2020
The challenge The first complete assessment of reef-building corals was completed in 2008 (Carpenter et al. 2008) from which the Red List Index of corals shows the most significant decline of all taxonomic groups assessed (fig. below), due to the impact of the 1998 global coral bleaching event. Cost/investment We estimate […]
Expedition to explore the marine biodiversity and fish abundance in the deeper reef ecosystems of the Comoros.
September 2018 will see the start of an exciting project funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) into the Comoros Archipelago. The Comoros coral reefs are an unrivaled marine paradise, with one of the highest concentrations of coral reef species within the western Indian Ocean. Comoros offers reefs which […]
Climate vulnerability in the Comoros Archipelago
The Comoros islands are a poorly known volcanic chain of islands in between Mozambique and Madagascar in the ‘hotspot’ of coral reef biodiversity for the Western Indian Ocean. They still possess some beautiful areas of coral, but are threatened because of the combined effects of over-fishing, sedimentation from deforestation on land, coral […]
Commemorating CORDIO’s 20th Anniversary in style!
CORDIO’s 20th anniversary event was held in a serene environment at the Bamburi Forest Trails on Friday 7th September 2018. Reflecting on the past 20 years of operation, it’s encouraging to see how much CORDIO East Africa has grown. Through the experiences shared by current and ex-staff and partners such […]
Diving into the wonders of coral reefs through a moving film with a crucial message: Chasing Coral
On Saturday the 8th of September 2018, CORDIO hosted a successful screening of the documentary film ‘Chasing Coral’ at Nyali Cinemax. The turnout was great (over 290 people!) and it was inspiring to see many people from various backgrounds and ages attend. Chasing Coral is a splendour of vivid underwater […]