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The WIOMSA Annual Report 2023

December 5, 2024WIOMSA AdminNews

WIOMSA’s 2023 Annual Report has been published. In 2023, WIOMSA’s research initiatives resulted in 12 scientific publications addressing biodiversity, governance, and sustainable development. The Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science (WIOJMS) also achieved a major milestone with its indexing in SCOPUS, enhancing its global reach. Through capacity-building efforts, WIOMSA trained over 40 practitioners in protected...

Dec

Call for Applications: Sustainable Coastal Growth and Resilience

December 4, 2024WIOMSA AdminNews

The Decade Collaborative Centre for Coastal Resilience is launching an application call for their first course, Sustainable Coastal Growth and Resilience. This hybrid course is tailored for early-career professionals, scientists, consultants, and representatives from environmental agencies who are keen to tackle today’s critical coastal resilience challenges. The program combines a 10-week virtual phase starting on January 27, 2025, with...

Dec

Blue Food Futures Program Inaugural Research Grant

December 4, 2024WIOMSA AdminNews

The UN Ocean Decade Blue Food Futures Program is excited to announce its inaugural Research Grant Program! This twelve-month research grant is designed for early career scholars dedicated to advancing the role of blue foods in food systems transformation. Research Grant Program Summary The programme will award a twelve-month research grant to a researcher through...

Dec

DOSI Fisheries Working Group Mesopelagic Survey Invitation

December 4, 2024WIOMSA AdminNews

The Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI) Fisheries Working Group is inviting expert insights on the current status and future direction of science and policy on mesopelagic ecosystems.Mesopelagic ecosystems are a vital component of a thriving global ocean. However, despite the recent acceleration in scientific discovery, considerable geographic and scientific gaps still prevent a comprehensive assessment...

Nov

Call for Nominations to the African and Adjacent Island States Taskforce for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030)

November 27, 2024WIOMSA AdminNews

The UNESCO-IOC Sub-commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island States (IOCAFRICA) and the Decade Coordination Unit (DCU) are inviting nominations for experts for the next two-year term of the African Ocean Decade Taskforce, from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026. The Taskforce, a multi-stakeholder body charged with overseeing and advancing the implementation of the...

Nov

Bridging Knowledge Systems: Co-Producing Sustainable Ocean Plans with Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge for Equitable Ocean Governance

November 27, 2024WIOMSA AdminNews

The world’s ocean is facing unprecedented challenges, from climate change to biodiversity loss. Traditional approaches to ocean management have often overlooked a critical resource: the deep, multi-generational knowledge held by Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities. This wisdom offers unique insights that could significantly bolster our ocean conservation and management strategies. The new report, “Co-producing Sustainable...

Nov

Request for Proposals: Conservation Finance Partner

November 21, 2024WIOMSA AdminNews

WCS is looking to complement its experience in marine conservation with the financial and business expertise of a Conservation Finance Partner (CFP) who will support the finance and investment team of the Miamba Yetu programme being implemented in Kenya and Tanzania. The CFP will mainly contribute to pipeline building, reviewing applications, due diligence and structuring transactions, onboarding and...

Nov

Applications Open: Young Explorers & NEW Early Career Explorers – OceanX Education

November 21, 2024WIOMSA AdminNews

Are you a student or early career professional with a demonstrated passion for ocean science, media and storytelling, and exploration? OceanX Education is excited to announce that applications for transit programs on board the R/V OceanXplorer in 2025 are open! These two programs will be run in multiple cohorts throughout 2025 and applications will be...

Nov

Register for the Introduction to Coral Reef Management Online Course

November 11, 2024WIOMSA AdminNews

The Reef Resilience Network is excited to announce a new self-paced online course: Introduction to Coral Reef Management. This course is designed to provide marine managers and practitioners with the foundational knowledge necessary to support coral reef resilience. The free, globally accessible course consists of four lessons which take about five hours to complete: Lesson 1: Coral Reef Ecology Lesson 2: Threats to Coral Reefs Lesson 3:...

Nov

One Ocean Science Congress: Call for Abstracts and Town Hall Meetings

November 11, 2024WIOMSA AdminNews

The One Ocean Science Congress (OOSC), a special event under the Third United Nations Conference on the Oceans (UNOC3), will take place from June 9 to 13, 2025, in Nice, France. This Congress aims to provide Heads of State and the public with critical scientific insights into the ocean’s health and future, guiding conservation and...

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