The recently completed Red List of Ecosystems assessment of WIO coral reefs is an example of how effective and successful collaboration between stakeholders can produce a novel and beneficial regional product. There is no doubt that enhanced collaboration among scientific institutions will continue to generate new analysis and research opportunities […]
As a follow up to the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) assessment, CORDIO plans to work with national partners to develop needs-based coral reef assessments to inform coral reef management and policy in three focus countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique. The assessments will help prioritize areas for […]
This WIO-focused free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) starts this October 5th. Ocean Science in Action: Addressing Marine Ecosystems and Food Security in the Western Indian Ocean will introduce learners to innovative marine technologies and their applications used to tackle the challenges of the sustainable management of marine ecosystems. The […]
This SAIIA policy insight written by David Obura illustrates the challenges faced by many coastal cities in tackling the interwoven issues of demographic growth, climate change and waste management.
The democratisation of coral reef monitoring data is one key to their survival. This article in the latest issue of ECO Magazine highlights the WIO GCRMN coral reef network’s efforts to share and report on coral data, as an essential part of motivating action to save coral reefs. This led […]
Coastal upwelling is common along the Tanzanian and Kenyan shelves during the North-East monsoon. It is caused by an intensification of the wind and leads to the cool and nutrient-rich waters being brought to the surface followed by enhanced primary production and widespread phytoplankton blooms. This year, it appears that […]
The results will be used to raise awareness on the need to protect, conserve and sustainably use coral reefs to benefit human beings, biodiversity and the environment at large!
CORDIO is bringing coral reefs and the blue economy to the 2nd Business of Conservation Conference hosted by the School of Wildlife Conservation of the African Leadership University in Kigali, Rwanda, from 8-9 September 2019.
At the recently held inception workshop, the WIO GCRMN benthic and fish datasets were identified as key datasets to undertake the 2019 Red List of Ecosystems of coral reefs of the Western Indian Ocean (see workshop report here). The GCRMN datasets were compiled with support from the Indian Ocean Commission’s 5-year […]
Sand-harvesting has been carried out from 8-27 March at 3 areas off the Waa and Tiwi coral reefs, Kwale County, Kenya (see map). Sub-blocks 3, 4 and 5 have been exploited, with greatest pressure at block 4. The findings of the report are summarized below, or click on the icon […]
