News, stories and announcements from the GEF International Waters community of projects and partners. Don’t miss learning from the community's experience or replicating its results? Sign up to our Newsletter!
Empowering marine protected areas with finance ...
03 Nov 2023 by m-duque@unesco.org
Marine protected area managers from several countries, including Albania, Lebanon, Montenegro, Morocco, Tunisia, G...
2023 IMO Biofouling Guidelines
31 Oct 2023 by khristine@iwlearn.org
(Updated: 24 Oct 2023) The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been at the forefront of the internationa...
Saving sea turtles
30 Oct 2023 by IW:LEARN on Exposure
“As a region, no one is [should be] left behind.” Dainah Gigiba, a District Fisheries Officer, emphasized the impo...
Signature INMS publication and documents coming...
24 Oct 2023 by khristine@iwlearn.org
As the GEF/UNEP 'Targeted Research for improving understanding of the global nitrogen cycle towards the establishm...
ATSEA-2 hosts 4th International Conference on I...
05 Oct 2023 by khristine@iwlearn.org
The promotion of sustainable blue economies and contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (...
LME22: Sailing the world’s oceans in three days
03 Oct 2023 by IW:LEARN on Exposure
A warm, summer Parisian weather welcomed the participants of the 22nd Annual Consultative Meeting on Large Marine ...
Strategy on Biofouling Management adopted in E...
01 Oct 2023 by khristine@iwlearn.org
Protecting the ocean’s biodiversity and reducing the threat of invasive aquatic species was at the core of discuss...
Dr. Kenneth Sherman, co-founder of the LME conc...
24 Sep 2023 by khristine@iwlearn.org
Dr. Kenneth Sherman received the N.K. Panikkar Memorial Medal, following his invited lecture on Large Marine Ecosy...
GEF-hosted GBF fund receives first contribution...
30 Aug 2023 by khristine@iwlearn.org
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly endorsed the June 2023 decision of the GEF Council creating the Glo...
How a salt-loving tree is helping to protect Mo...
24 Aug 2023 by IW:LEARN on Exposure
The rhythmic sound of voices singing in harmony floats across Mozambique’s Limpopo River as several women stand an...
Empowering seas
22 Aug 2023 by IW:LEARN on Exposure
In many countries, ‘open access’ arrangements are the status quo, providing all fishers within a defined jurisdict...
Flowing forward
22 Aug 2023 by IW:LEARN on Exposure
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Secretariat congratulated the governments of Mozambique and Zimba...
