WIOMPAN News

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Understanding and Responding to a Very Strong El Niño Year: A Global Webinar on Coral Resilience

In observance of Coral Bleaching Awareness Month this September, the Reef Resilience Network, the Coral Reef Alliance, and the International Coral Reef Initiative...
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From country experience to regional action

On October 19–20, 2026, WIOMPAN Country Chapter Chairs will convene in Maputo, Mozambique, to engineer the network’s inaugural Annual Status Snapshot. The Snapshot...
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Charting a Course for Inclusive Conservation: The Hifadhi Blu Gender Action Plan

For too long, systemic barriers and entrenched gender norms have excluded women and marginalized groups from marine conservation leadership, diminishing the overall resilience...
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From plans to practice: Hifadhi Blu’s second cohort puts management effectiveness at the centre

Across the Western Indian Ocean, marine conservation areas operate in very different ecological, social and institutional settings. Some have management plans but struggle...
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Women leading fisheries data collection in the Barren Isles, Madagascar

Since 2012, Blue Ventures has been at the forefront of community-led fisheries monitoring in the Barren Isles, Madagascar. What started as a small...
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Six Years of Weekly Monitoring of Marine Turtle Nesting Activity at Grande Saziley Beach, Mayotte

In Mayotte, five species of marine turtles inhabit the lagoon: the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), the hawksbill turtle(Eretmochelys imbricata), the loggerhead turtle (Caretta...
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A Voice of their Own: Coastal Communities Launch the WIO LMMA Alliance

The WIO LMMA Alliance brings together communities across the Western Indian Ocean, strengthening their collective voice and creating a platform to share, learn...
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LaSMMI: Seagrass Science Into Action Webinar 

The Large-Scale Seagrass Mapping and Management Initiative (LaSMMI) is transforming coastal ecosystem management across the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). By producing the region’s...
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Building a Climate Change Observatory in the Mozambique Channel 

The MARIO project aims to improve knowledge and monitoring of marine ecosystems in the south-western Indian Ocean to support their conservation. As part...
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