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Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project

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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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ASCLME and SAIAB celebrate World Oceans Day PDF Imprimer Email

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.
 
Current Affairs PDF Imprimer Email

The ASCLME Project has combined forces with sister project SWIOFP, to bring you a combined newsletter, Current Affairs. The first edition has just been published and covers news about both Projects over the last year. At 56 pages, it shows just how much work is being done in the region!

To read it, please download a PDF version from our document library here.

Current Affairs is published in English, French and Portuguese in the same edition.

The hardcopy edition also includes a DVD copy of the joint ASCLME/WIO-LaB documentary, Rivers of Life, Oceans of Plenty. We are working on a way of showing this film online and will publish a news story on the ASCLME website as soon as it is available. The film was produced by Francois Odendaal Productions. The film has been released in four languages: English, French, Portuguese and Swahili, and all are available on each DVD.
 


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“This is the second meeting of the Project Steering Committee and it is a valuable exercise to look back and compare this meeting with the last. In January 2008, David didn’t even have his full team, and although his plans looked good, he had yet to prove himself. Today, it is obvious that he has put together an excellent team that is performing well. And Magnus brings a new dimension to the project. He is someone with strong links to the top decision makers of the region and he is well positioned to convey to them the importance of the Project. Magnus has an excellent grasp of the policy issues and understands the importance of political buy-in.

I also believe that the “add-on” coastal sustainability study will prove to be an advantage in the long run because it will make the Project as a whole more palatable to the decision-makers.
So, yes, the project has made very good progress, and this is best reflected in the successful cruise programme that was instituted last year. The PCU is generating a lot of excitement and enthusiasm and I believe we really are on track now.”

Johann Augustyn, Chief Director of Research, Marine and Coastal Management Branch, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa.
GEF/UNDP Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project
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