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Over the next five years, the nine countries of the western Indian Ocean region, including Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa and Tanzania, will work together through the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems (ASCLME) project.
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Home  News ASCLME and SAIAB celebrate World Oceans Day
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The ASCLME Project and the Project Coordination Unit's host organisation, SAIAB, celebrated World Oceans Day today by showing the film Rivers of Life, Oceans of Plenty today.
The film opens by showcasing some of the spectacular undersea wildlife and landscapes the western Indian Ocean region offers, but then goes on to address critical issues of sustainable management of marine and coastal resources; firstly by outlining some of the pressures facing the marine environment, and then by showing regional initiatives which are addressing these pressing needs and how scientific information can be translated to policy for effective and sustainable management. Despite the considerable challenges, the film's ultimate message is one of hope, and at the same time, a call to action.
The film was produced by Francois Odendaal Productions for the ASCLME and WIO-LaB projects with funding from the Global Environment Facility.
First suggested by Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992, World Oceans Day was finally ratified by the UN General Assembly in 2008 and will be celebrated annually on the 8th of June. The UN's World Oceans Day website can be found here.
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 “I was present at the first Project Steering Committee in Durban, South Africa, and it is very nice to see how many activities have taken place over the past year. It is especially pleasing to see the activities that took place in the countries when the Norwegian research vessel, Dr Fridtjof Nansen visited Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Mozambique. This year the Dr Fridtjof Nansen will conduct a survey in the waters of Comoros. I would like to say that this will be an honour and a good opportunity for my country. It will be an honour to share data with other countries. I have only positive impressions from the Project Steering Committee meeting.” Najat Ali Mchangama, Technical Advisor, Ministry of Environment, Comoros.
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