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26
Mar

Nominations for the 2026 Tusk Conservation Awards are officially open through April 26, 2026. 

March 26, 2026
 This prestigious program honors the dedicated individuals protecting Africa’s biodiversity and offers grant funding to advance the winners’ on-the-ground initiatives. Notably, the Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award is now accepting nominations for entire ranger teams alongside individual rangers.  Learn more about the criteria and how to nominate a peer or team here: https://www.tuskawards.com/nominations/
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26
Mar

BRIDGES x DATA TERRA School in Comoros: Advancing FAIR, Ethical, and Sustainable Data Management for Open Science in the Comoros

March 26, 2026
From December 15 to 19, 2025, BRIDGES hosted the second BRIDGES x DATA TERRA School in Comoros, focusing on FAIR, ethical, and sustainable research data management for Open Science. The goal? To strengthen the skills of researchers, institutions, and practitioners in collecting, processing, and publishing data, aligned with BRIDGES’ key themes: fisheries, biodiversity, and marine...
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26
Mar

The LMMA Competency Framework: Site Assessment and Competency-Based Training

March 26, 2026
The LMMA Competency Framework and Assessment Tool was first developed by WIOMSA, drawing on the successful WIO-COMPAS model for certifying Marine Protected Area professionals. Unlike WIO-COMPAS, which certifies individuals, the LMMA tool was adapted to certify LMMA sites based on the collective capacity of their management committees. The tool was initially piloted in Kenya and...
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26
Mar

Strengthening Marine Protection: WIO MPA Enforcement Exchange

March 26, 2026
In February 2026, nineteen marine managers from eight Western Indian Ocean (WIO) countries convened in Mombasa, Kenya, for a landmark Learning Exchange hosted by WIOMSA, WildAid, and the Blue Nature Alliance.  The primary objective of the gathering was to elevate Monitoring, Control, Surveillance, and Enforcement (MCS&E) to ensure marine protected areas achieve their ecological and...
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15
Dec

WIOMPAN Regional Meeting 2025: Strengthening Leadership and Regional Coordination Across the WIO

December 15, 2025
The Western Indian Ocean Marine Protected Areas Network (WIOMPAN) held its 2025 Regional Meeting on 28 September 2025 in Mombasa, bringing together Country Chapter Chairs from across the region. Representatives attended from Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion, and Seychelles, with Mauritius participating as they formalise their national chapter. Somalia—where early work is...
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11
Dec

Celebrating Women’s Nature best practices in Conservation Education

December 11, 2025
We are proud to announce that Cpl. Tima Dago, a Marine Ranger/ Corporal at Kenya Wildlife Service – Malindi Marine Park and Reserve alongside with 6 others from Cameroon, Malaysia, Russia, Indonesia, Senegal and Nepal have been featured in the international booklet “Good Practices of Women’s Contributions to Nature Education” by IAPA/ISZS (Chinese Academy of...
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11
Dec

 MCSS Advances Coral Restoration in Seychelles

December 11, 2025
The Marine Conservation Society Seychelles (MCSS) is proud to be leading national efforts under the Adaptation Fund’s Regional Coral Restoration Project, a five-year initiative designed to strengthen reef resilience across the Western Indian Ocean. The project is being implemented by the UNDP and executed in Seychelles by the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Energy...
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11
Dec

 Implementing New Participatory Community Patrol Strategy in the Barren Isles, Madagascar

December 11, 2025
The protection of the future Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Barren Isles, Madagascar, has reached a significant operational milestone through co-management between the local fishers’ association, Vezo Miray Nosy Barren (VMNB), and Blue Ventures. Sixty community volunteers across 14 villages within the future MPA have implemented a new, comprehensive participatory patrol plan to enhance...
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11
Dec

Community Knowledge Meets Coral Science in Blue Bay Marine Park

December 11, 2025
At the heart of the UNDP-funded coral restoration project led by Eco-Sud in Mauritius’ Blue Bay Marine Park is a team of local community partners, many of them women, who have become active stewards of their lagoon. Since 2024, they have prepared recycled spider frames, collected healthy coral fragments from sea-based nurseries, and restored life...
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11
Dec

Tides of collaboration; Advancing Joint Conservation Action in the Watamu-Malindi MPA

December 11, 2025
By Charles Lucas Makio (Fisheries Manager – Bahari Hai Conservation), Rosalia Neema Changawa (Anti-poaching team coordinator- Bahari Hai Conservation) Bahari Hai Conservation has played a central role in advancing coordinated marine conservation within the Watamu-Malindi Marine Protected Area by bringing together key actors; Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya Forest Service, County Fisheries Service, local communities and...
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