The International Ocean Institute - African Region is a NPO based in Cape Town, South Africa. It has a focus on ocean governance and capacity development

Cape Town, South Africa
Joined October 2017
Replying to @GoGMI
@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/1wi7… @GoGMI @IocUnesco @mspglobal2030 @IOISA3 will jointly organise new events at national and regional scale!
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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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**SAVE THE DATE** 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 @EUScienceInnov and @dsigovza More info at allatlanticocean.org/view/ev…
#WIOGEN project in the Western Indian Ocean Region: @IOISA3 and @Leibniz_ZMT build a #networking platform to improve regional ocean governance, offering exchange and learning opportunities together with regional partners @wiomsa and @cordioea. meerwissen.org/partnership-p…
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Earlier this year, @ShannonLHampton from @IOISA3 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👈🏾 @GRIDArendal @UNAbjConvention
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Prof Anna-Katharina Hornidge @LeibnizWGL and Adnan Awad @IOISA3 introduced Western Indian Ocean Governance & Exchange Network #WIOGEN at the @wiomsa @NCSecretariat #WIOMSASYMPOSIUM2019 Session on Regional Ocean Governance strategy for the Western Indian Ocean @Cities_n_Coasts – at Republic of Mauritius
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📝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 @theGEF #WhyWIOMatters
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.@ShannonLHampton of @IOISA3 discusses the development of the stakeholder platform for the Abidjan Convention region at #STRONGHighSeas joint Cape Town Workshop. #ABNJ #BBNJ #HighSeas #StakeholderEngagement #CapacityBuilding
#STRONGHighSeas Project #Day4 Group session : Review and discussions on the @UNAbjConvention #ABNJ Working Group #ToRs and #PoW. #ABCABNJBBNJ @PROG_ocean @IOISA3 @IDDRI_ThinkTank @IASS_Potsdam
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Discover more about the Mami Wata project Centres of Expertise @Csesenegal #EPASierraLeone & @IOISA3, and their key role in supporting the three national pilot projects in #Benin #CotedIvoire and #Ghana on our new dedicated webpage 👉🏼bit.ly/2RgGBv0👈🏿 🌊🌊🌊
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Next week Joint Workshop in Cape Town, bringing together the @NCSecretariat @UNAbjConvention Common #Oceans @unepwcmc and #STRONGHighSeas to Improve Ocean Planning and Governance in #ABNJ of the Southeast Atlantic. Thanks @MaritimeSA for the mention mailchi.mp/fcfb8ef46b0d/mari…
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Progress report on the International #Ocean Governance agenda published today. PROG #MarineRegionsForum highlighted as a key 🇪🇺 commitment to create better governance and protect the blue planet: eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-cont…
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Glen Wright @MarinePolicy speaks at @IIED side event on ecological connectivity between #ABNJ and territorial waters: How can a fragmented governance regime conserve highly interconnected #ocean systems? #STRONGHighSeas
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How to determine strategic goals and objectives for deep sea mining? Important new article by Tunnicliffe @LlevinAnn and others to guide further work by the ISA and all stakeholders.
Strategic Environmental Goals and Objectives: Setting the basis for environmental regulation of #seabedmining. The ISA must first determine if #deepsea mining could proceed without causing serious harm to the environment and associated ecosystems. buff.ly/2GUmYWi 📸 @NOAA
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IOI-SA retweeted
Just a few days left to submit your proposals under @WIOMSA's #MASMA programme, for #Research #Training or #Publication support: goo.gl/5b5Z7f (Deadline is 1st March) #MarineScience #MarineResearch #MarineEducation #MarineConservation #OceanScience
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Sign up to the Partnership for Regional Ocean Governance Newsletter to stay tuned to progress and outcomes of our work for #ocean sustainability, #SDG14, and #BBNJ. Find out more about the #MarineRegionsForum 2019 and the #STRONGHighSeas Project. prog-ocean.org/newsletter/
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The #ConservationStrategyFund is accepting applications for their annual international #EconomicToolsforConservation course (bit.ly/2EaeWWl). This year's course will be held July 15-26 at #HumboldtStateUniversity (HSU) in Northern California. Apply now! @_BlueSolutions
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Can #HighSeas conservation and #BlueEconomy coexist? Or just a nice thought? We need to be removing risk and boosting resilience of the high seas first and foremost. @IIED in London.
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Happening this week: 25th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Through ISA, States Parties to #UNCLOS organize and control activities in the seabed, ocean floor and subsoil beyond the limits of national jurisdiction #SDG14 #ocean sdg.iisd.org/events/25th-ses…
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