Mombasa Declaration Unites 15 Countries in Fight Against Illegal Fishing
allAfrica
As illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices continue to deplete fish populations as well as contribute to human rights abuses at sea, the demand for transparency… Read more »
With 2030 Looming, Ocean Leaders Warn Time Is Running Out for 30x30
allAfrica
A significant challenge for the conservation sector is the 30x30 goal to protect 30% of the planet's oceans by 2030. It heavily depends on the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ agreement),… Read more »
Our Ocean Conference Ends with Familiar Question - Will Pledges Be Met?
allAfrica
A new round of pledges and partnerships marked the closing ceremony of the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa. Countries and stakeholders outlined commitments to scale up ocean… Read more »
EJF Hosts Inception Workshop for CSOs, Journalists On Fisheries Transparency
Liberian Observer
As illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing continues to threaten Liberia's marine resources, food security, and coastal livelihoods, the Environmental Justice Foundation… Read more »
Namibia Doubles Down On Marine Resource Protection...
New Era
Namibia aims to increase the protection of its marine ecosystems from 1.7% to at least 11% by 2030. This is according to fisheries minister Inge Zaamwani. Read more »
Addressing IUU Fishing and Building Sustainable Community Fisheries [opinion]
allAfrica
The future of our ocean will not be determined solely by what happens on the high seas. It will be determined by whether the people who depend on the ocean most are empowered to… Read more »
Why Healthy Oceans Are Essential for Food Security in Africa [interview]
allAfrica
Fish are often described as one of Africa's most overlooked solutions to food insecurity, yet millions of people depend on fisheries for nutrition, jobs, and livelihoods. As marine… Read more »
Govt Says Etosha Fishing Quota Allocation Not Linked to Protest
Namibian
The fisheries ministry has clarified that the recent allocation of horse mackerel quota to Etosha Fishing Corporation was not a response to the recent demonstration by the… Read more »
Our Ocean Conference - After Mombasa - Will Africa and the World Make Ocean Promises Real?
IPS
Now that the lights have dimmed in Mombasa and the delegations have gone home, a simple but necessary question remains: did the first Our Ocean Conference on African soil truly… Read more »
Tinubu Unveils Ambitious Blue Economy Plan, Targets 5m Ocean Jobs By 2035
This Day
President Bola Tinubu has unveiled an ambitious maritime development agenda aimed at creating five million ocean-based jobs by 2035, while positioning Nigeria as a leading force in… Read more »
Africa Takes the Helm in Global Ocean Negotiations
allAfrica
The world's oceans absorb a third of its carbon, feed billions, and are dying faster than most governments are moving to save them. Now, the ocean it depends on is the subject of… Read more »
When Coral Reefs Die, Coastal Communities Pay the Price [interview]
allAfrica
For decades, the outlook for the coral reefs has been increasingly bleak. Read more »
'We Only Have One Ocean' - Kenya's 'Mother Mangrove' Calls for Urgent Ocean Protection
allAfrica
In Kenya, community conservationists are leading the charge to restore carbon-rich mangroves. Zulfa Hassan has inspired women to rehabilitate damaged mangrove forest ecosystems,… Read more »
Buganda Kingdom Leads Major Cleanup of Kabaka's Lake Ahead of Environment Day
Nile Post
Residents and officials under the leadership of the Buganda Kingdom have carried out a major cleanup exercise at Kabaka's Lake as part of preparations for the Kingdom's Environment… Read more »
EU-Supported Taskforce Seizes 735kg of Pangolin Scales
Liberian Observer
A major interdiction of 735.5 kilograms of pangolin scales by an EU-supported National Wildlife Crime Taskforce (WCTF) has once again placed the country at the center of the global… Read more »
