Story | 24 Mar, 2020
From the 12-19th of February, the Coastal Resilience to Climate Change (CRCC) team together with Global Ecosystem Management Programme (GEMP) team conducted a training in Nacala, Mozambique for the project stakeholders, mainly province and district technical level staff.
Story | 24 Mar, 2020
Regional economic communities increase engagement with the Eastern and Southern Africa Resource Hub
Eastern and Southern Africa Resource Hub plans joint actions with Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to meet their conservation priorities
Story | 24 Mar, 2020
Improve management effectiveness of protected areas – a way forward to achieve conservation goals
The Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Programme hosted the Integrated Management Effectiveness Tool (IMET) training workshop from 4 to 6 February 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda. A total of 31 participants from 20 African countries, representing…
Story | 23 Mar, 2020
Ethiopia: pilot visit for the development of the Regional Resource Hub
A pilot visit for the development of the Regional Resource Hub (RRH) took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 18 to 21 February 2020. It was the last of three pilot country visits carried out…
Story | 22 Mar, 2020
WASH and Watershed Conservation go hand in hand
CEESP News - by Janet Edmond, Senior Director, Conservation International
Since I was in kindergarten in the little red schoolhouse in coastal Rhode Island, I have received handwashing messages in many forms – upbeat songs, large placards near sinks, and stern warnings from parents and…
Story | 21 Mar, 2020
BIOPAMA supports ground actions in Eastern and Southern Africa
The BIOPAMA Action Component provides funding opportunities to address protected and conserved areas, sustainable use of biodiversity, natural resources priorities for actions on the ground in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) countries. By adopting a landscape approach, these actions…
Press release | 19 Mar, 2020
Conservation efforts bring cautious hope for African rhinos - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 19 March 2020 (IUCN) – The African Black Rhino remains Critically Endangered, but its population is slowly increasing as conservation efforts counter the persistent threat of poaching, according to today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM…
Story | 12 Mar, 2020
Report: Blue Infrastructure Finance, where all win
All coastal and marine ecosystems are critical to human well-being and global biodiversity. Mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are examples of these. But urban and rural infrastructure investments are having a heavy negative impact on these systems, and it is…
Story | 09 Mar, 2020
Women in Mozambique engage in Climate Change action
The Coastal Resilience to Climate Change (CRCC) project, funded by the Swedish Embassy in Maputo is empowering coastal communities to respond to climate change in an inclusive, resilient and more sustainable way. So far women participation stands at 58% , 53% and 37% in Inhassoro, Memba and…
Blog | 08 Mar, 2020
Strategies for integrating gender in sustainable ecosystem management
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are matters of fundamental human rights and prerequisites to meeting sustainable development goals around the world.