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Sierra Leone Discovers New Seagrass Location in the Turtle Islands
On March 25, 2022, the Sierra Leone National Implementation Team discovered a new seagrass location on Seh Island within the Turtle Islands. This marks the third seagrass discovery in Sierra Leone since 2019.
Seagrass meadows are our biggest allies in tackling the climate crisis
Healthy West African seagrass ecosystems can help sustain coastal livelihoods and slow down climate change globallyNew groundbreaking work by GRID-Arendal and its partners shows why seagrass is vital for conserving…
Seagrass beds integrated in Cabo Verde’s NDCs
Cabo Verde is the 7th country to update its nationally determined contributions (NDCs) in 2021, with the particularity of integrating seagrass beds in the efforts to reduce its national emissions and adapt to the effects of climate change.
ResilienSEA Scholarship Two Years On
A lot has changed since November 2019, when the ResilienSEA project awarded four seagrass research scholarships to master’s students. However, the recipients’ determination to complete their programs and protect seagrass ecosystems has not.
The Gambia’s national implementation team holds a seagrass training for over thirty journalists
The Gambia’s National Implementation Team organized a day-long training on January 7th for over thirty journalists from the print and online press.
The ResilienSEA project concludes its series of national trainings on Seagrass Species Identification, Mapping and Monitoring in West Africa
The three final national trainings were successfully held in Senegal, Cape Verde, and Mauritania in February 2020. The ResilienSEA project started its series of national trainings on Seagrass Species Identification,…
Hunting for seagrass in Sierra Leone
https://vimeo.com/390752530 Melissa Ndure didn’t know much about seagrass before her trip to Senegal to take part in a workshop with the ResilienSEA project. In fact, the senior environment officer with Sierra Leone’s Environmental…
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…