INTERNATIONAL WATERS LEARNING EXCHANGE & RESOURCE NETWORK

IW:LEARN

WELCOME TO THE MARINE HUB

A hub dedicated to Large Marine Ecosystems and their coasts

The Marine Hub is a sub site of the iwlearn.net which serves as a platform for knowledge sharing among the GEF's LME/ICM/MPA/MSP/Fisheries project portfolio and allows showcasing the work conducted by the projects on the field.

LME23 Paris, France
24 Jan 2024
The 23rd Annual Large Marine Ecosystems (LME23) Consultative Meeting. UNESCO HQ, Paris, France.
Non-indigenous species expansion: Challenges and opportunities 
22 Feb 2024
Like many small-scale fishers, Mohammed Barkah often takes photos and videos of the day’s catch off his native Libyan coast. “Have you ever seen this fish?” he asked a small knot of men and wom...
Fishing for sustainability
28 Nov 2023
The Arafura and Timor Seas. The Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem (LME). Coastal fishing communities in Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Indonesia, Peru and Senegal. These are only som...

Ongoing GEF LME Projects worldwide


Western Indian Ocean

Humboldt Current

Arafura and Timor Seas of the North Australian Shelf

South China Sea

Canary Current

The GEF LME:LEARN project provided a sustainable global home for LME activities in the early years of the SDG period. It was designed to improve global ecosystem-based governance of LMEs and their coasts by generating knowledge, building capacity, harnessing public and private partnerships, and supporing south-to-south learning and north-to-north learning.

LME:LEARN PARTNERS