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Flowing underground: Stories from Mount Elgon
14 Dec 2023 by m-duque@unesco.org
The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is a cooperative arrangement initiated and led by the Nile riparian countries to p...
Progress on the Sustainable Pacific Project
01 Dec 2023 by m-duque@unesco.org
Explore the Sustainable Pacific Project, a collaborative initiative led by UNDP and WWF in the Central American Co...
Fishing for sustainability
28 Nov 2023 by IW:LEARN on Exposure
The Arafura and Timor Seas. The Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem (LME). Coastal fishing communities in Cabo...
Mussel aquaculture puts muscle into Mozambique’...
24 Nov 2023 by IW:LEARN on Exposure
In the ebb and flow of the Indian Ocean’s salty waters, a quiet revolution has been taking place, one centered aro...
FLOWING UNDERGROUND: Groundwater holds promise ...
24 Nov 2023 by khristine@iwlearn.org
The Kagera aquifer is defined as the low areas of alluvium deposits around the Kagera River. The transboundary aqu...
November 2023 Update on the GEF/UNEP South Chin...
24 Nov 2023 by m-duque@unesco.org
Report on the project progress in Cambodia, China, and Thailand.
Safeguarding Humboldt’s biodiversity together
23 Nov 2023 by IW:LEARN on Exposure
The Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem (HCLME) is a global biodiversity hotspot, renowned for hosting the wor...
Marine Regions Forum 2023
10 Nov 2023 by m-duque@unesco.org
Experts from the Western Indian Ocean and other regions convened in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from November 7 to 9....
Over 40 countries gathered in Budapest to drive...
09 Nov 2023 by m-duque@unesco.org
The Water Convention secretariat (UNECE), under the leadership of the Governments of Hungary and Germany and with ...
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...