UNEP- Nairobi Convention

🎤 Keynote: Marie-May Jeremie, Minister for Environment, Climate, Energy & Natural Resources, Seychelles Speakers: Sinikinesh Beyene Jimma, Jeremy Raguain, Joseph Maina 💻 Join: teams.microsoft.com/meet/375528206… ID: 375 528 206 283 94 | Passcode: Dp9Ek6gs#WIO40 @wiomsa

🌍🤝 Nairobi Convention met with Tanzania’s Vice President’s Office to advance COP12 preparations and strengthen ocean governance collaboration. COP12 will take place 5–9 October 2026 , marking 40 years of regional leadership in the Western Indian Ocean. #COP12 #OceanGovernance

💧As we mark #WorldWaterDay, we’re reminded of the urgency of the global water crisis. Themed, Water & Gender, highlights the link between access, equality, and sustainable development. A source-to-sea approach shows how land-based actions impact rivers, coasts, and oceans.

🌊 WIO Coastal & Marine News Round-Up From biodiversity in Seychelles to blue economy growth in Kenya & fisheries in Tanzania—key updates shaping the region. Plus: #BBNJPrepCom & #WorldWaterDay 👉 @un.org/conMovil/-/snapId/3928" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">un.mdrtor.com/track/display/… #WesternIndianOcean #OceanGovernance

✨ Key: cooperation, capacity, equity, science, SIDS support. #WIO40 #BBNJ #OceanGovernance #BlueEconomy #Marine

🌊 The 1st WIO@40 Legacy Dialogues webinar by NC & @wiomsa launched regional talks on the BBNJ Agreement. 💬 Marie-May Jeremie, Minister for Environment, Climate, Energy & Natural Resources, Seychelles: "Our ocean’s future depends on working together."

🎤 Keynote: Marie-May Jeremie, Minister for Environment, Climate, Energy & Natural Resources, Seychelles Speakers: Sinikinesh Beyene Jimma, Jeremy Raguain, Joseph Maina 💻 Join: teams.microsoft.com/meet/375528206… ID: 375 528 206 283 94 | Passcode: Dp9Ek6gs#WIO40 @wiomsa

🌊 The latest Western Indian Ocean Marine & Coastal News Roundup is out! From coral restoration in Seychelles to climate action in Comoros and fisheries innovation in Tanzania — catch the latest marine and coastal updates from across the region. 🔗 Read @un.org/conMovil/-/snapId/3928" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">un.mdrtor.com/track/display/…

🚀 1st Webinar: BBNJ Agreement – What Path for the WIO Region towards Implementation? A dialogue on turning the BBNJ Agreement into action for marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction.

🌊✨ WIO@40 Legacy Dialogues are here! Celebrating 40 years of the Nairobi Convention, this webinar series brings together ocean leaders, scientists and policymakers across the Western Indian Ocean to reflect on progress and shape the future of regional ocean governance.

🌊 This week, stakeholders meet in Dar es Salaam for the NPSC & Technical Team Meeting under the NC–SWIOFC PP2, reviewing progress and advancing sustainable fisheries & resilient coastal ecosystems in the WIO. nairobiconvention.org/events/nationa… @FAOTanzania @Sida @UNEP_Africa

🌱Meet a World Restoration Flagship! Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique & Tanzania are restoring nearly 87,200 ha of land and seascapes in the Northern Mozambique Channel. #GenerationRestoration @AFR100_Official @WWF_SWIO @NCSecretariat @WetlandsIntEA @TheWCS @cordioea @UNEP

Experts are refining regional actions to prevent & reduce plastic pollution in the WIO region 🌱 nairobiconvention.org/events/technic… #PlasticPollution #NairobiConvention #BeatPlasticPollution #CircularEconomy

♻️ ONGOING: The 3rd online session of the TWG on the Nairobi Convention Plastic Pollution Strategy is underway, building on the Dec 2025 regional consultative workshop and sessions held on 12 & 19 Feb.

📄 Strategy: blueeconomy.shoshinhub.com/NATIONALBLUEEC… ▶️ Launch: youtube.com/watch?v=ipSvXu… #BlueEconomy #Kenya #SustainableOceans #NairobiConvention #OceanGovernance

🚀 Kenya has officially launched its National Blue Economy Strategy , charting a path for sustainable ocean governance and economic growth. Launched by @HassanAliJoho & @PS_Betsy_Njagi , with partners including @UNEP´s Nairobi Convention 🌱, attended by its Head, Jared Bosire.

The National Project Steering Committee concludes on 20 February 2026, in Maputo, with approval of progress reports, revised workplan & budget, and strengthened coordination to accelerate implementation under the SWIOFC–Nairobi Convention Partnership (Phase 2).

Sharing her love for the deep ocean, Sheena Talma, #WIOMSA2025 keynote speaker, Talma Consultancy Director, Seychelles and PhD fellow, Oxford University, is featured in this week’s Blue Session Conversation series.

Day 2 focuses on fisheries management using Ecosystemic Approach to Fisheries and livelihoods options, reviewing progress of the activities and implementation of the agreements under the SWIOFC–Nairobi Convention Partnership (Phase 2).

🌊 Western Indian Ocean Marine & Coastal News Roundup – 20 Feb 2026 This week’s highlights: • Strengthening fisheries governance • Advancing ocean resilience • Partnerships driving the #BlueEconomy Read more: @un.org/conMovil/-/snapId/3928" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">un.mdrtor.com/track/display/… #WesternIndianOcean #MarineConservation