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As we celebrate #WorldEnvironmentday , we appreciate the need for improved management of trans boundary wetlands and designating them as Convention on Wetlands sites in East Africa plus restoration of the degraded sections. IUCN WWF IWMI_East Africa Wetlands International Eastern Africa BirdLife Africa Global Environment Facility (GEF)

On this Environment Day, we celebrate our collaboration with Kenya Forest Service, supporting with equipment to establish a Mangrove Alert Centre in Lamu.The Centre will aid research and M&E to help inform policy decisions on mangroves conservation & restoration in Lamu and beyond...

The equipment includes smartphones, solar-powered power banks, wireless modems, desktops & more. The Lamu Mangrove Alert Centre will boost both national & international reporting on mangroves. Training plans for Kenya Forest Service & Lamu CSOs are afoot to operationalise the Centre

We're thrilled that, with our facilitation, an interim Lake Turkana BMU Network Committee after the first Beach Management Units’ exchange visit between Marsabit & Turkana counties. A big win for sustainable fishing in the Lake Turkana Basin!

What is the link between water and peace building? Join Water, Peace & Security session on #WaterAsAToolForPeace at #EnPAx today at 15:00 EAT Omo-Turkanare. Our own Paul Ekwar will share insights from the Water, Peace & Security work in the Omo-Turkana landscape. Don't miss out!

NatuReS Ethiopia officially embarked on a new partnership journey with the ´Dembel-Shalla Sub-Basin Multi-Stakeholder Platform`. During the first General Assembly, a Memorandum of Action was signed, and the Steering Committee elected. We look forward to advancing our Action Plan!

I spend my days drying fish. We would dry fish along the perimeter fence around our homes and on bare ground - Selina Nanyang. Read more shorturl.at/jCvDs on a pilot project we are supporting together with partners for sustainable fisheries in Omo-Turkana landscape

Ahead of World Mangroves Day on 26 July, it's essential to adopt effective #restoration approaches. Watch the video to learn why mass planting fails and the way forward to restore #mangroves youtube.com/watch?v=3P8j4Q…

The 4th meeting of the RAMSAR CENTRE FOR EASTERN AFRICA (RAMCEA) governing council is happening now at Holiday Inn Hotel, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania🇹🇿 hosted by VPO Tanzania & chaired by Mr. Alfred Okot Okidi Permanent secretary of MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT 🇺🇬 with 6 East African Community Countries, 🇺🇬🇹🇿🇰🇪🇧🇮🇸🇸🇷🇼

As our team together with local community and Kenya Forest Service are currently engaged in the restoration of #mangroves in various degraded sites Mkunumbi in Lamu West, we should never forget that #conservation is better and more cost-effective than #restoration #WeNeedWetlands

Happy #WorldMangrovesDay 💪🏼🙌🏽✨ DYK - of the #mangroves lost globally since 1996, nearly 74.4% of them have high ‘restorable’ potential🌱 With a growing momentum for #mangroverestoration, it's crucial to ensure successful mangrove restoration interventions at scale #ForNature

As we celebrate #WorldMangrovesDay today🌱, read more on why we have been building capacity of communities and policy makers in Africa's east coast on #mangroves restoration, experiences with our partners Mangrove Action Project since 2019 and lessons learnt🌍 shorturl.at/OrWal

With our partner Birgitte Hautvast, DOB Ecology, we had a successful mission to Lamu to review & monitor progress of our ongoing #mangroves initiatives 🙌🏽🌱 and to develop strategies for future of conservation & restoration of mangroves under Mangrove Capital Africa Prog 💪🏽🌍🌿

#Water – and #wetlands – are not just victims of the #climate and #nature crises, they are central to solving them. Wetlands underpin the resilience of our water and food systems making them critically important nature-based solutions. #WWWeek bit.ly/3WSI0v2

To secure a water-wise world, we need to rethink how we manage #water 💧and we need a systemic way of #wetlands restoration at #landscape level. The good news is that innovative solutions exist. Read more here shorturl.at/Vb2jj on collaborating for a water-wise world 🌊🫱🏼‍🫲🏾🌍

💪🏾Ahead of #WorldWaterWeek, join us at our events shorturl.at/a0U3o and get inspired to take action and collaborate with us for a #sustainable future for #water and #wetlands @SIWI #WeNeedWetlands #FreshWaterChallenge #GenerationRestoration

Deltas bridge land, freshwater and the #ocean; successful delta management depends on these linkages. Join us at a session at the #worldwaterweek2024 on how the source-to-sea approach unlocks pathways for cooperation on #climate resilience and #sustainable development

Register online and join us tomorrow at 11.00-12.00 EAT as we explore the lessons learned from #water management, #peace and #security Water, Peace & Security RAMSAR CENTRE FOR EASTERN AFRICA (RAMCEA) SIWI

Mangrove conservation isn't just about saving trees - it's about people! 👥 Over 💯 million people live near mangrove forests, depending on these ecosystems for their livelihoods, sustenance, and safety.

📢 Register & join us on 24 September from 1430-1530 EAT where together with Conservation Evidence, we'll launch the Guidelines for Restoration, Creation, and Management of Saltmarshes & Tidal Flats. Both man & nature🦀𓆉 𓅣 get key services from them but they face numerous threats