High Level Assessment of Seagrass Ecosystem Services in Western Africa
This initial assessment is a perception from the region’s stakeholders of the various ecosystem services and benefits that seagrasses provide.
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 Atlas of Seagrasses indicates that Halodule wrightii is present in…
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 are Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea,…
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 Bijagos Islands From November 4-8 2019, a national seagrass identification,…
East meets West: Connecting Seagrass Networks
As part of our efforts to exchange knowledge and experiences, as well as partner with other regional seagrass networks, ResilienSEA traveled to Mauritius for the 11th Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Scientific Symposium held from July 1 to 6, 2019.