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Call for Applications: The Science Communication to Policy and Spatial Storytelling Lab.
WIOMSAโs SCALABLE Programme, in collaboration with regional & global partners, is holding a 5 day science communication training, running from November 17th to 21st, 2025, in Mombasa, Kenya.
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We are excited to announce the mobile app for 13th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium is now available!
With this resource, you get access to the most up-to-date information as well as networking tools, notifications, and more.
Get started at builder.guidebook.com/g/wiomโฆ.
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COMRED retweeted
1 Oct 2025
#wiomsa2025
โ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง, ๐๐ง๐ ๐
๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐: ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐งโ
@wiomsa @iocafrica @WetlandsInt @WWF_Kenya @comred_ @OceanDecadeECOP
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Pre-WIOMSA Symposium Kick-off: COES-WIO
The first Coastal Ocean Environment School Western Indian Ocean (COES-WIO) is underway in Mombasa, Kenya from 21stโ27th September 2025.ย
#COESWIO25 #WIOMSA2025 #Youth4Ocean #OneOceanOneFuture
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โKaribuni Kenya!โ for the 13th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium.
Ambassador Hellen Gichuhi, Chair of IOC Africa, invites you to be part of #WIOMSA2025, an incredible opportunity to connect science, policy, and people in our pursuit of a thriving Western Indian Ocean.
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COMRED retweeted
25 Jul 2025
๐ This World Mangroves Day, we celebrate natureโs silent guardians of our coastlines.
In Kenya, #mangroves play a crucial role in climate resilience, coastal protection, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of thousands of coastal communities.
Letโs stand with natureโs protectors because when we save mangroves, we protect people and planet.
@UNDPClimate
Read More: go.undp.org/wU5
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One Ocean, One Future.
With ocean science at the helm, WIOMSA welcomes you to join a growing wave of collaboration, dialogue, and knowledge exchange for our oceans, coasts, and communities.
Register before 20th August to attend #WIOMSA2025.
๐symposium.wiomsa.org/registeโฆ
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The WIOMSA Magazine is calling for contributions for a special edition on ocean literacies in the WIO region.
This edition will explore diverse understandings, relationships, and communications about the ocean, highlighting the richness of ocean knowledge systems.
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โThe ocean speaks โ sometimes in tides, sometimes through fishers at dawn.โ
Read about Waithira Kuneneโs ocean champion experiences in amplifying local fishersโ perspectives in ocean governance: blog.wiomsa.net/2025/07/03/lโฆ
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This week, we trained 56 newly elected BMU leaders from 7 BMU units across the Shimoni-Vanga seascape We explored:
๐น Grassroots leadership and BMU governance
๐น Self-leadership & integrity
๐น Ocean stewardship ๐
This is supported by GIZ and delivered by the Kenya Fisheries dept
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At Mkwiro BMU, we listenedโnot to present, but to learn.
With @BlueVentures, we hosted representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway @noradno, to witness firsthand how NORAD-funded work transforms lives in Kwale.
Thank you for walking this journey with us. ๐
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A week of practical impact ๐๐ท
30 bee farmers 6 ToTs trained in hive prep across 3 villages in Majoreni, Kwale. With @giz_gmbh
and Kwale Livestock Dept, we also issued bee suits, smokers & hive tools.
#Beekeeping #Kwale #Livelihoods #BlueEconomy #PollinationMatter
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We trained 29 subcommittee members from 6 BMUs on Monitoring, Control & Surveillance (MCS) in Kwale County. This capacity building is critical in enhancing community-level enforcement. #CommunityLedConservation #BlueEconomy
๐ Watch the full story here: youtube.com/watch?v=GZboyqC2โฆ
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The long rains are here with us, and so is the opportunity to restore life. ๐ง๐ท. We partnered with the Kenya Forest Service (KFS); Community Forest Associations (CFAs) to plant 8,200 mangrove seedlings across four villages to restore degraded sites.
#CommunityLedConservation
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The Kibuyuni Dagaa Project in Kwale County was featured on KTN!
This initiative seeks to strengthen the local economy while advancing sustainable fisheries and food security.
๐ Watch the full story here:
youtu.be/5q-tLV2IhGg?si=AFZmโฆ
#DagaaValueChain #KTNFeature
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Our initiative, the Dagaa Value Chain Development featured in The Standard!
Through this initiative, women like Elizabeth Luvuno are turning small fish into big opportunities.
standardmedia.co.ke/countiesโฆ
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COMRED retweeted
5 Apr 2025
Did you know deforested areas can be up to 4ยฐC hotter than forests?
Losing trees doesnโt just harm ecosystemsโit heats up the planet and fuels the climate crisis.
๐: bit.ly/3FQJnVg
#ForestsMatter
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6 Apr 2025
Discover the new @FAO-@UNOOSA publication about the use of space technology for agriculture development & #foodsecurity! ๐ฐ๏ธ๐ฝ
๐buff.ly/pV48j76
#COPUOS #AgInnovation
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