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The World Bank estimates that the cost associated with the mismanagement of fisheries is approximately 83 billion dollars per year. This estimation is based exclusively on the loss of fisheries’ yields due to overfishing and the collapse of stocks and does not take into account the broader…
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The oceans and the services provided by their ecosystems are coming under growing pressure from human activities. The oceans are home to 15% of the world’s biodiversity, and 90% of coastal populations depend on them for their survival. And yet 90% of stocks of commercial fish species have…
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The multiannual monitoring of the submerged 3D reefs will enable the following questions to be answered: are the differences initially observed in the colonisation of 2 substrates (dolomite and concrete) maintained over time? Do the 3D reefs allow an abundance of fauna to colonise them? In order to…
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Inhambane Province in Mozambique is one of the few places in the world where whale sharks and manta rays can be found all year round. These endangered giants of the oceans gather in this biodiversity ‘hotspot’, attracting international visitors every year. However, the drastic decline…
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Hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) are considered a top priority species for the establishment of conservation strategies. Sadly, in 2019 the IUCN was obliged to upgrade its conservation status as being “critically endangered” due to the continuous decline in global populations. To…
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The project is located on the island of Palawan in the Philippines, the 3rd largest reef nation after Indonesia and Australia. Located within the Coral Triangle, in the richest reef area in the world, with over 80% of the world's coral species, the Philippine region is also the most endangered…
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©P. Mondielli The project consists in offering support for the activities of the Small Isalnd Organisation with regard to its technical support programme for effective waste management. The association provides technical support and champion concrete efforts among local players in 5 small…
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To support community management of the Helen Reef atoll in Palau’s Hatohobei State as a marine conservation area, CI and partners are developing a long-term marine conservation agreement (MCA) defining community commitments to natural resource management in exchange for direct incentives…