Tag Archives: Blue economy

1st volume of the WIO Science to policy series “Transitioning to a Sustainable Blue Economy in the WIO Region: Addressing the challenges and harnessing opportunities”

WIOMSA is  pleased to announce the release of the first volume of the Western Indian Ocean Science to policy series “Transitioning to a Sustainable Blue Economy in the WIO Region: Addressing the challenges and harnessing opportunities”. Volume 1, Issue 1 of the WIO Policy series,  officially launched during the 12th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium in South Africa, 

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3rd Call: MPAs, Area-Based Management and the Blue Economy

The third OIC Call for Proposals was launched on 10 February 2022 and closes on 29 April 2022, 23:59 CET. From plastics and nutrient pollution to overfishing to climate change, two-thirds of the global ocean is considered to have been negatively impacted by human activities. To recover and benefit from the broad range of ecosystem services the

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Invitation to the launch of reports on “Coastal Cities of the Western Indian Ocean Region and the Blue Economy

  WIOMSA and UN Habitat are pleased to invite you to the launch of four cities Blue Economy studies (Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Port Louis and Kilifi) and a strategic “Roadmap for the Development of the Blue Economy in Coastal Cities. The Blue city case studies outline broadly the current situation concerning the blue economy

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