We took a front seat in the #IndigenousKnowledge on #Mangroves class. This #PeerToPeerLearning experience was a muddy muddy affair but we had fun! Watch the video to get a feel of how it went down. youtu.be/749OhAId5R8 Blue Ventures KMFRI Kenya Forest Service

Hear from COMRED project manager Jane Muteti speaking on how community inclusion can change the face of #Conservation! #apac2022

Does governance have any impact on #Sustainable fisheries management? Read this insightful blog on how COMRED is working with fisher communities to improve leadership and fisheries management in the Shimoni-Vanga seascape. comred.or.ke/good-governanc… Blue Ventures KenyaFisheriesService

DAY 1: of the #WIOMSA2022 12th scientific symposium,objectives✅ presentation ✅ excitement ✅ AWiGIS WIOMSA COMRED Miji Bora Project Blue Ventures #WIOMSA2022

The WIOMSA 12th Scientific symposium has commenced on a high note. In Dr. Jacqueline Uku -@WIOMSA president words, “In this week, #Africa will be speaking to the world about its #oceans.” Stay tuned for updates from #SouthAfrica #wiomsa2022 #MarineScience #Marine #wimsNetwork

Visit COMRED booth to be hear more on this presentation and other projects we are working on. We also have have GIFTS! 😃 Miji Bora Project Bandari Bora Melissa WIOMSA EVENUS AFRICA United Nations UN Environment Programme #WIOMSA2022 Women in Marine Science (WiMS) The Pew Trusts Blue Ventures

Happening now! Join us at Tshawe room at boardwalk convention center for the ongoing Smart and #sustainable #port-cities mini-symposia.WIOMSA EVENUS AFRICA Miji Bora Project UN Environment Programme United Nations Blue Ventures #WIOMSA2022

They say,a new broom sweeps clean. Its time to put this phrase to the test as @WIOMSA welcomes the newly elected board members comprising 4 women and 2 men. “Be faithful,available and teachable,” Dr. @Ukujackline – outgoing @WIOMSA president. #WIOMSA2022 #Wimsnetwork

Last week was my very first time attending #wiomsasymposium #wiomsa2022 ☺️. It was such a good opportunity for networking, learning, and sharing. Oh, and I met some long-time friends 🤗.

Amazing! Together we can.🤝💪🏽

We left no stone unturned during #FunziIsland community #ResourceMapping and Theory Of Change visioning exercise. This is our preliminary interaction with the BMU members. We hope this is the beginning of a journey with the Funzi community towards #MarineConservation.

(1/3) If the trees we sat under could talk,they could narrate the beautiful stories we heard from the beneficiaries of the Kwale community Eco-Credit project. In just 6 months: i) Mangrove nurseries with over 180,000 seedlings have been established and 19,000 transplanted…

(2/3) … ii) 13 #Beachcleanups and 10 #MarineConservation #Awareness meetings conducted by the group members iii) A new crop of leaders has emerged in the 10 eco-credit groups From the testimonials: iv) Children have gone back to school…

(3/3) … v) Businesses have also been established! We are excited to see this revolving loan scheme grow to answer the question of #SustainableFinance for #Environment & #Conservation #TogetherForImplementation #Cop27 #ClimateAction #CommunityLedConservation Blue Ventures

1/2 We are ending the year in a crescendo:Training 90 executive committee members from 6 Beach Management Units in Kwale and Kilifi Counties on leadership,governance,financial management & book keeping.This #capacitybuilding will help ensure effective operation of the BMUs and…

2/2 … better management of #MarineResources within their areas of jurisdiction. This training comes at a time when BMUs are set to draft their annual Workplan and budget for #2023. Norad Blue Ventures COMRED

“We used Sh40,000 of the grant to put up a fish business.After two months, we made more than Sh180,000,”Bodo BMU chairman. Below is a detailed explainer of how the Eco-credit scheme is incentivizing conservation in the Kenyan South coast. the-star.co.ke/news/big-read/… Blue Ventures

The vice secretary of Mwandamu Beach Management Unit comprehensively shares his lessons learned from the #fisheries #data verification and validation exercise conducted by COMRED in collaboration with Blue Ventures youtu.be/RItt0g1Yfg0

The world is going digital and so are we! Today marks a significant milestone for the fisher folk community in Kwale County as we commence a 7 day training and transition from paper based fisheries data collection to mobile using KOBO collect application.

17,800 mangroves later! This week, COMRED together with 88 community members from Majoreni and Mwandamu eco-credit groups planted 17,800 #mangrove seedlings covering approximately 1.78ha. #climatechange Blue Ventures WWF-Kenya UNDP Climate Norad