It’s easy to feel despondent about the state of the global environment in 2021. More than a million species are at risk of extinction, levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere continue to increase, and the planet was rocked by a series of climate change-fueled extreme weather events. Meanwhile, the world continues to grapple with a deadly pandemic
A new study by an international team of scientists led by Ellen Pikitch from Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), provides the first comprehensive and publicly available database of area-based marine conservation in China’s waters. To be published in Science Advances, the study provides insight into the country’s progress toward meeting global commitments to protect
A NEW STUDY FOUND THAT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL ALTER FAMILIAR OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS, WHILE CREATING NEW ONES AND UNDERMINING EXISTING CONSERVATION EFFORTS. Climate change is altering the ocean at an alarming pace. This is nothing new. A new study, however, published in the journal One Earth and conducted by experts at the Oregon State University, has found out
Kenya Wildlife Service and Tanzania’s Marine Parks and Reserve Unit with the support of WIOMSA and WCS-Kenya, held multi-stakeholder engagement meetings on both sides of the Kenya-Tanzania border to define the conservation vision, values, and targets for the proposed Kenya-Tanzania transboundary marine conservation area (TBCA). The goal of the two workshops, held on November
Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) and the Marine Parks and Reserves Unit, Tanzania are in Tanga, Tanzania this week on a stakeholders meeting for the proposed transboundary conservation area initiative between Kenya and Tanzania. Today’s stakeholder meeting is with fishers in Mkinga.
Western Indian Ocean Marine Protected Areas Management Network – WIOMPAN will be at the inaugural IUCN African Parks Congress in Rwanda in March 2022! Arthur Tuda, Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA); John Komakoma, Marine Parks and Reserves Unit, Tanzania and Warden Dadley K Tsiganyiu, Kenya Wildlife Service will be presenting on the use
Thanda Island has been named a winner of the World Travels Award 2021 in the category of Africa’s Leading Luxury Island 2021. The island is an eco-hotel located in Shungimbili Island Marine Reserve in Mafia District, Pwani Region, Tanzania. Shungimbili Island and its surrounding waters in the Indian Ocean was proclaimed as a Marine Reserve
October is the National Marine Month for South Africa. And MzanSea, an innovative ocean literacy project hopes to make a splash with the launch of its first products that will help reveal marine ecosystems to people. The MzanSea project aims to connect South Africans with the diverse marine ecosystems in our oceans. A new website (www.mzansea.org), a
Coral reefs in the Seychelles and the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region have been destroyed by ocean warming and coral bleaching events. Seychelles is dependent on coral reefs for healthy oceans, as well as for fisheries and tourism, both the main pillars of its economy. A decade ago, an ambitious ground-breaking coral reef restoration project
Rangers perform many diverse and critical roles in conservation across land, sea, river and lake. Their duties vary across many conservation fields such as law enforcement, monitoring and research, conservation management, community relations and so much more. The Game Rangers Association of Africa’s #IAmARanger campaign is highlighting the vital roles that rangers play at the forefront of
