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Strategic Partnership for a Sustainable Fisheries Investment Fund in the Large Marine Ecosystems of Sub-Saharan Africa (Tranche 1, Installment 1)

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The 5 Large Marine Ecosystems(LMEs) of Sub-Saharan Africa are beginning to feel the cumulative effects of growing populations and overfishing. As such, these LMEs, and the living resources they support, are being threatened on two fronts: from the destruction of critical habitat that provides spawning and nursery grounds for many species of fish in the early stages of their life cycle, to over-harvesting of target fish stocks based on inadequate management of fishing effort (both local and distant fleets).
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The 5 Large Marine Ecosystems(LMEs) of Sub-Saharan Africa are beginning to feel the cumulative effects of growing populations and overfishing. As such, these LMEs, and the living resources they support, are being threatened on two fronts: from the destruction of critical habitat that provides spawning and nursery grounds for many species of fish in the early stages of their life cycle, to over-harvesting of target fish stocks based on inadequate management of fishing effort (both local and distant fleets). For the protection of globally significant marine biodiversity and for the livelihoods for millions of people that depend on this biodiversity in the LMEs of Sub-Saharan Africa, there is an urgent need for improved fisheries resource management based on an ecosystem approach, which takes into account both the pressures on individual fish stocks as well as the threats to the habitat critical to their survival.

 
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    Project Type Full Size Project
    Project Status Council Approved
    Start Date
    Nov 15, 2005 12:00 AM
     
    GEF characteristic:
    Operational Programme OP2 - Costal Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, OP8 - Water based Program
    Focal Area International Waters
    GEF Allocation to project 5.74M US$
    Total Cost of the project: 80.74M US$
     
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    Lead Implementing Agency International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
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