GoGMI invites you to join the online series on Marine Spatial Planning, next week 'MSP for achieving SDG14 in Ghana 🇬🇭'

Registration link:
docs.google.com/forms/d/1wi7go…

GoGMI UNESCO Ocean MSPglobal IOI-SA will jointly organise new events at national and regional scale!

We also take the chance to celebrate Annabelle who was recently featured as a #WIOGEN #EarlyCareerScientist / #EarlyCareerResearcher . Read some of her insights in working in #Seychelles ’ #conservation here: bit.ly/2OYtfTG

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All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Forum will take place virtually on 3 – 4 December 2020
Co-organised by EUScience&Innovation🇪🇺 and DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & INNOVATION
More info at allatlanticocean.org/view/events/al…

Thanks for the chat about Plastic Free July, RadioAtlantis107.9FM So important to keep the conversation going

I've heard a rumour of a new account to follow...
MeerWissen Initiative
check it out...
IOI-SA is involved in the MeerWissen initiative, WIOGEN: Western Indian Ocean Governance Exchange Network with zmt.bremen.de and CORDIO East Africa and WIOMSA Hauke Kegler

#WIOGEN project in the Western Indian Ocean Region: IOI-SA and Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) build a #networking platform to improve regional ocean governance, offering exchange and learning opportunities together with regional partners WIOMSA and CORDIO East Africa. meerwissen.org/partnership-pr…

Philile Mvula is WIOGEN's Early Career Scientist of the day - so excited to introduce you to her and share some of her rocky shore passion with you: wiogen.org/2020/06/26/phi… IOI-SA WIOMSA GIZ zmt.bremen #WomenInSTEM Western Indian Ocean Early Career Scientist Net #YoungScientist #oceangovernance

She's from Seychelles, an ecologist with interests in small island vegetation dynamics and climate change, and she is doing a PhD in Zurich: Annabelle Constance, this week's #WIOGEN #EarlycareerResearcher wiogen.org IOI-SA WIOMSA GIZ zmt.bremen Western Indian Ocean Early Career Scientist Net

Hello Twitter, #WIOGEN wants to introduce you to #earlycareerscientist Sihle K.G read about him here: wiogen.org/2020/07/10/Khe… IOI-SA WIOMSA GIZ zmt.bremen Western Indian Ocean Early Career Scientist Net All our celebrity scientists details are here: wiogen.org/celebrating-pe…

Marine #plastic debris & #microplastic (<5mm) make up ~75% of litter found in the world's oceans, most produced by land-based activities. Once in oceans, currents can transport it far from its source, damaging marine & coastal ecosystems, impacting societies & economies worldwide

Earlier this year, Shannon Hampton from IOI-SA and @KovePeace from EPA Ghana discussed the 10 steps of #MarineSpatialPlanning , and shared insightful experiences from #SouthAfrica and #Ghana

Webinar recording available 👉🏾bit.ly/3eGTAjI👈🏾

GRID-Arendal AbidjanConvention

Prof Anna-Katharina Hornidge Leibniz-Gemeinschaft and Adnan Awad IOI-SA introduced Western Indian Ocean Governance & Exchange Network #WIOGEN at the WIOMSA Nairobi Convention #WIOMSASYMPOSIUM2019 Session on Regional Ocean Governance strategy for the Western Indian Ocean WIOMSA Cities and Coasts

Amazing to be thinking about Jan 2020, but time flies, so save the dates 22-24 Jan for the 'Transformed and Transformative Ocean Governance Conference', hosted by Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa!

20 new Marine Protected Areas announced in South Africa mamiwataproject.org/2019/06/17/20-…

📝Also coming up: our special session on Ocean Governance!

🗺️Join us for discussions on a Regional Strategy for the Western Indian Ocean at the WIOMSA Symposium! #SDG14 @IASS_Potsdam Global Environment Facility (GEF) #WhyWIOMatters

Enhancing ocean governance will be critical for delivering #SDG14 . Looking forward to discussing regional perspectives in the Western Indian Ocean. Nairobi Convention WIOMSA Global Environment Facility (GEF) @IASS_Potsdam @PROG_ocean #MarineRegionsForum

.Shannon Hampton of IOI-SA discusses the development of the stakeholder platform for the Abidjan Convention region at #STRONGHighSeas joint Cape Town Workshop. #ABNJ #BBNJ #HighSeas #StakeholderEngagement #CapacityBuilding

Closing of the AbidjanConvention and Nairobi Convention , Workshop on the #ABNJ #DeepSeasProject organized by the #STRONGHighSeasProject . #Abccountries BirdLife Africa BirdLife International @UNEnvironment @IASS_Potsdam IDDRI IOI-SA WIOMSA #BBNJ

#STRONGHighSeas Project #Day4 Group session : Review and discussions on the AbidjanConvention #ABNJ Working Group #ToRs and #PoW . #ABCABNJBBNJ @PROG_ocean IOI-SA IDDRI @IASS_Potsdam