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Participant diary from the National Seagrass Species Identification, Mapping and Monitoring Training in The Gambia
We follow MSc. student Omar Sanneh during the capacity building workshop, where the Gambian national team discovered seagrass meadows around the Bijol Islands. From January 20-24 2020 in The Gambia,…
Finding treasure in the Turtle Islands
An expedition documents seagrasses in Sierra Leone for the first time. Are there seagrasses in Sierra Leone? Up until last week, that was an unanswered question. While the 2003 World…
The third ResilienSEA National Seagrass Species Identification, Mapping and Monitoring Training held in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone, the ResilienSEA project continues its series of capacity development workshops in the third out of seven West African pilot countries to wrap up 2019. From 9-11 December…
Call for Expression of Interest Regional Coordinator – ResilienSEA
The ResilienSEA Project is funded by the MAVA Foundation and it aims to improve knowledge and experience and build capacity on Seagrass management. The pilot countries selected for this project…
The diary of the ResilienSEA Scientific Research Strategy Lead during the National seagrass training in Guinea-Bissau
We follow Dr. Maria Potouroglou during the second of the ResilienSEA national seagrass identification, mapping and monitoring training series organized in seven West African countries. Day 1: Group departure for the…
The first ResilienSEA National Seagrass Species Identification, Mapping and Monitoring Training held in Guinea
The workshop is the first in a series of national seagrass species identification, mapping and monitoring trainings held in the seven ResilienSEA pilot countries. From October 28th to November 1st…
WA BiCC training on Behaviour Change Communication, Advocacy and Social Media
ResilienSEA pilot countries take part in a Communications Training in Abidjan on 9-12 July 2019 The Abidjan Convention (ABC), in collaboration with West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change (WA BiCC)…
East meets West: Connecting Seagrass Networks
From Seashells to Ministers
During the ResilienSEA project’s Regional Technical Workshop in Joal-Fadiouth (Senegal) in March, part of the project team visited the local women’s mariculture and reforestation association, “Mboga Yaye”. At low tide, a…
ResilienSEA project team visits the seven implementing countries
ResilienSEA project team visits the seven implementing countries Grey Heron in Banc d’Arguin National Park, Mauritania. (Credit, PNBA) Seven countries. Three languages. Little knowledge about an important resource. Mapping and…