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23
Apr

New publication: Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries Mini Lab Delivery Report

April 23, 2024, ,
A collaboration between the Presidential Delivery Bureau (PDB) and the Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries (MoBEF) of Zanzibar, Tanzania, led to the organization of a three-day Mini Delivery Lab (MDL) in October 2023 whose primary objective was to formulate implementation roadmaps for the key priorities within MoBEF’s blue economy sector. Financial support for the...
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25
Mar

Immersive training: Nature-based tourism in the Blue Economy

March 25, 2024, ,
WIOMSA, the Ministry of Tourism, Zanzibar and the African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation are offering a regional capacity building workshop/training for practitioners who engage in Nature-based tourism (NBT) in the blue economy in the western Indian ocean (WIO) region. Nature-based tourism contributes significantly to sustainable development. It can contribute to poverty reduction, economic...
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26
Jun

Blue Carbon as a Nature-Based Solution for Climate Action and Sustainable Development

June 26, 2023, ,
The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Ocean is pleased to invite you to  a webinar to launch the handbook “Blue carbon as a nature-based solution for climate action and sustainable development”. Coastal and marine ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses and tidal marshes are known as ‘blue carbon’ ecosystems for their ability to sequester...
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03
Mar

Consultancy on gender-based challenges and opportunities in small scale fisheries in the Tanga-Pemba Seascape

March 3, 2023, , ,
WIOMSA  is pleased to announce a consultancy  to conduct research on gender-based challenges and opportunities in small scale fisheries in the Tanga-Pemba Seascape area, Tanzania. The consultancy aims to undertake a gender assessment and develop a plan of action to promote gender equality in small-scale fisheries (SSF) and management of marine and coastal ecosystems in...
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28
Feb

Announcements: Great Blue Wall Initiative Side Event and a Consultancy on Ocean Acidification Mitigation

February 28, 2022, , ,
The Great Blue Wall Side Event at the Eighth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development The Great Blue Wall (GBW) Initiative is pleased to invite you to a side event on “Unlocking the regenerative potential of blue economies by establishing new kinds of People-Planet-Partnerships.” The objective of the side event is to...
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