At the #OceanDecade24 , CORDIO's Samson Obiene shared insights on the trends, challenges & policy pathways for #sustainablebluetourism in the WIO. 🌊

Key takeaway from the Blue Tourism Initiative session: there's an urgent need for systemic assessment of #bluetourism incentives.

🚨FOURTH GLOBAL CORAL BLEACHING EVENT CONFIRMED🚨

Mass #bleaching of #coralreefs confirmed by NOAA and ICRI Secretariat in at least 53 countries and territories. Read our full press release ⬇️:

cordioea.net/fourth-global-…

#coralbleaching #climatechange #massbleaching2024

Just three years after members of the Munje Beach Mgmt. Unit shared their desire to develop a Co- Management Area (CMA) plan, the strategy to support their vision of a healthy, sustaining & well-governed ocean has come fruition. 🐟🌊🪸

Inside the plan ➡️: cordioea.net/munje-cma-plan/

Don Bull Unatuacha in suspense, finya thread iishe bana. Ama n jaba imeisha 😂😂

🐙Octopus fishery closures are among the sustainable fisheries management practices that we champion. 🐙🌊🐟

Watch this highlight of the first closure by the Munje Beach Management Unit, Kwale County.

Many thanks to COMRED with whom we have worked closely on this process.

Can marine conservation and women's advocacy go hand in hand? 🌊👩🏽🌊👩🏽

Watch the story of Mama Karanga and learn how we empowered Kenyan coastal fisherwomen to boost their trade & participate in the management of their local fisheries. UN Environment Programme Norad

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We are celebrating this year's #WomeninScienceDay .
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Here is what our community-based conservation lead had to say about the event:

#marinescience #WomenInScience

Fake outrage and staged arrests like the one curated by Greta Thunberg will be the end of our times. Why does one fall to this level of deceit afterall? Definitely not saving the environment but fattening bank balances by abusing public good and trust.

Even as HE President William Samoei Ruto, PhD launches the 15 billion trees campaign, Kenya Forest Service continues issuing permits for indigenous trees (Acacia xanthophloea) harvesting in Lake Naivasha Riparian in Nakuru County Gov

We are happy to share that CORDIO East Africa founding director, David Obura, has been included in the Lewis Pugh Foundation's 2022 #CoralChampions list. The honour is given to individuals from around the world dedicated to protecting, researching & restoring #coralreefs .

📌lewispughfoundation.org/coral-champions

The CORDIO dive team, in collaboration with Conservation Education Society and REEFolution, this week conducted a coral reef baseline survey in Kwale County, Kenya. The exercise is part of the Reef Fish project (@FAO), which seeks to improve coral reef fisheries production for #foodsecurity .

What do you think of this #SDG model ? Based on #IPBES #NaturesContributions to people, it shows how nature provides direct benefits to people through economies, which then support indirect benefits around social welfare and good quality of life #SDG UN DESA Sustainable Development

CORDIO East Africa, led by Dr. Melita Samoilys, is excited to be at #WIOMSA2022 . We are in attendance with our biggest team yet! To learn more about our presentations, download WIOMSA's official symposium newsletter here: symposium.wiomsa.org/12th-wiomsa-sy…. We look forward to your audience!

Joining us virtually all the way from the UK, Kennedy Osuka of CORDIO East Africa gave a presentation on the 'Western Indian Ocean Regional Initiatives' within the fisheries space.

@SharkAttackSA Ocean iMPAct Youth4MPAs BlueActionFund CEPF SAIAB WildlandsSA On The Brink

#TeamSouthCoast -Kenya happy to be amongst the leading teams of volunteers globally and this year launching the #ICC2022 on 17th September in Diani,Kwale, South Coast Kenya.
Join the noble task and be a part of #changemakers
#BringingPurity
#cleanliness
#zerowaste
Kwale County

As the #internationalcoastalcleanup grows each year over the decades,this year's has grown even bigger.
More volunteers,more stakeholders,more communities which shows wider awareness creation.Kenya Wildlife Service Kwale Plastics Plus Collectors WWF-Kenya Base Titanium Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Forestry KMFRI

Let's take a moment and reflect...How often do we take care of the #ocean ? The ocean is an incredible resource supporting a boatload of #biodiversity . Tomorrow all roads led to pirates beach,Mombasa to mark #InternationalCoastalCleanUpDay
Come one,come all!

This week, CORDIO East Africa met with the Munje co-management technical committee (@kwskenya, Base Titanium, KMFRI, KenyaFisheriesService, NEMA Kenya and COMRED ) to draft the BMU's administration plan. Here's to strengthening our marine & fisheries research management, with Norad

It was honour to receive the award of best performing park on behalf of Kisite Mpunguti staff during today's WRD2022 celebrations in KWS LEA, Manyani. We salute our staff and stakeholders for their support.
#WorldRangersDay2022
#BraveryBeyondExpectation
#ZurunaKWS .
#Zurukisitemp

As we gear on towards marking World Rangers Day on 31st July 2022, we appreciate and celebrate the resilience, hard work and tenacity that KWS Rangers put in towards the effective conservation of our wildlife.

#ZuruKenyaParks #WorldRangersDay2022 #BraveryBeyondExpectation