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SPGA Strengthens Digital Capacity with ArcGIS Pro Training

December 11, 2025
The Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority has taken a major step in advancing its digital and technical capabilities through the successful completion of its ArcGIS Pro training programme. Held in November 2025, the programme brought together environmental professionals from across Seychelles, fostering cross‑agency collaboration around a shared goal: harnessing accurate, data‑driven information to guide national...
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Dec

One ocean, joint forces – A story from Zanzibar’s marine conservation

December 11, 2025
SwAM Ocean workshop, November 24–27 2025 The Indian Ocean outside Jambiani shimmer in shifting shades of turquoise — as if the sea itself is breathing. In the heart of Menai Bay Marine Conservation Area, the horizon opened wide, inviting us to four days of reflection, learning and development. Along this coastline, those who carry the...
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Dec

Regional Highlights from 2024–2025

December 11, 2025
The past year marked significant growth for WIOMPAN. The flagship WIOMPAN Exchange Programme provided hands-on, site-based learning across MPAs, LMMAs, and co-managed areas, captured in a regional video that showcased powerful peer-to-peer learning. Practitioners reported improvements in enforcement, ecological monitoring, tour guiding, and community engagement, demonstrating the value of practitioner-led knowledge transfer. WIOMPAN and WIO-COMPAS...
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Dec

WIOMPAN Launches a Regional Workforce Strategy to Build a Future-Ready Ocean Conservation Workforce

December 11, 2025
    The Western Indian Ocean is entering one of the most transformative decades in its conservation history. With countries committed to achieving 30% protection of marine and coastal ecosystems by 2030 under the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF Target 3), the region faces soaring expectations—but a critical gap stands in the way: the capacity...
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Dec

SPGA Hosts Regional Exchange on Marine Protected Area Management

December 11, 2025
From 3rd to 13th November 2025, the Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SPGA) proudly hosted a regional exchange programme, welcoming four marine protected area (MPA) professionals from the Maldives. This latest initiative builds on a series of recent exchanges, including a 10-day programme in October for ten MPA practitioners from across the western Indian Ocean,...
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Dec

Message from the WIOMPAN President, Mr. Allen Cedras

December 11, 2025
Since November 2024, WIOMPAN has convened virtually on two occasions, and these online engagements will continue to complement our in-person gatherings. We are pleased to report significant progress, particularly in strengthening the active involvement of our Chapter Leaders and in advancing Marine Protected Area (MPA) initiatives across the region. We are especially encouraged by the...
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11
Dec

Discover the December WIOMSA Newsbrief: A Bumper Edition of Marine Innovation & Action!

December 11, 2025
This quarter, WIOMSA and its partners have advanced several initiatives and achieved key regional milestones. Highlights include coral reef restoration through the WIO RESTORE project, lessons from the Nairobi Convention’s SAPPHIRE demonstration projects, and programs supporting early-career scientists via summer schools and workshops. Ocean Decade activities also highlight progress toward sustainable ocean governance in the...
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10
Dec

Blue Schools Training for Africa & the Caribbean

December 10, 2025
The Blue Schools Capacity-Building Training, a collaborative initiative by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and the Ocean Teacher Global Academy (OTGA), funded by Sweden, is now open for enrollment, offering a free, online, self-paced course tailored for educators and coordinators in Africa and the Caribbean. Running from December 18, 2025, to February 15,...
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10
Dec

Advanced Digital Technologies for the Blue Economy: Open Call for Ideas

December 10, 2025
ADT4Blue – Advanced Digital Technologies for the Blue Economy, co-funded by Interreg Atlantic Area, is pleased to announce the launch of its third and final Open Call, designed to support innovative ideas that tackle real-world challenges faced by Blue Economy stakeholders across different sectors. Selected participants – whether teams or individuals – will benefit from a 6-month acceleration programme offering...
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Dec

Applications are Open: 2026 Social Aspects of Marine Protected Areas Online Seminar

December 8, 2025
The Blue Nature Alliance and Colorado State University’s Center for Protected Area Management are working in partnership to host the second annual Social Aspects of Marine Protected Areas Online Seminar in 2026! Applications are currently open for the 2026 Social Aspects of Marine Protected Areas Online Seminar, an online professional development/capacity sharing program designed to support MPA practitioners in...
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