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Call for Applications: The Science Communication to Policy and Spatial Storytelling Lab. WIOMSA’s SCALABLE Programme, in collaboration with regional & global partners, is holding a 5 day science communication training, running from November 17th to 21st, 2025, in Mombasa, Kenya.

We are excited to announce the mobile app for 13th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium is now available! With this resource, you get access to the most up-to-date information as well as networking tools, notifications, and more. Get started at builder.guidebook.com/g/wiomsa2025/.

#wiomsa2025 “𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧” @wiomsa @iocafrica @WetlandsInt @WWF_Kenya @comred_ @OceanDecadeECOP

Pre-WIOMSA Symposium Kick-off: COES-WIO The first Coastal Ocean Environment School Western Indian Ocean (COES-WIO) is underway in Mombasa, Kenya from 21st–27th September 2025.  #COESWIO25 #WIOMSA2025 #Youth4Ocean #OneOceanOneFuture

“Karibuni Kenya!” for the 13th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium. Ambassador Hellen Gichuhi, Chair of IOC Africa, invites you to be part of #WIOMSA2025, an incredible opportunity to connect science, policy, and people in our pursuit of a thriving Western Indian Ocean.

🌊 This World Mangroves Day, we celebrate nature’s silent guardians of our coastlines. In Kenya, #mangroves play a crucial role in climate resilience, coastal protection, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of thousands of coastal communities. Let’s stand with nature’s protectors because when we save mangroves, we protect people and planet. @UNDPClimate Read More: go.undp.org/wU5

One Ocean, One Future. With ocean science at the helm, WIOMSA welcomes you to join a growing wave of collaboration, dialogue, and knowledge exchange for our oceans, coasts, and communities. Register before 20th August to attend #WIOMSA2025. 🔗symposium.wiomsa.org/register/

The WIOMSA Magazine is calling for contributions for a special edition on ocean literacies in the WIO region. This edition will explore diverse understandings, relationships, and communications about the ocean, highlighting the richness of ocean knowledge systems.

“The ocean speaks — sometimes in tides, sometimes through fishers at dawn.” Read about Waithira Kunene’s ocean champion experiences in amplifying local fishers’ perspectives in ocean governance: blog.wiomsa.net/2025/07/03/lis…

This week, we trained 56 newly elected BMU leaders from 7 BMU units across the Shimoni-Vanga seascape We explored: 🔹 Grassroots leadership and BMU governance 🔹 Self-leadership & integrity 🔹 Ocean stewardship 🐟 This is supported by GIZ and delivered by the Kenya Fisheries dept

At Mkwiro BMU, we listened—not to present, but to learn. With @BlueVentures, we hosted representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway @noradno, to witness firsthand how NORAD-funded work transforms lives in Kwale. Thank you for walking this journey with us. 🌊

A week of practical impact 🐝📷 30 bee farmers + 6 ToTs trained in hive prep across 3 villages in Majoreni, Kwale. With @giz_gmbh and Kwale Livestock Dept, we also issued bee suits, smokers & hive tools. #Beekeeping #Kwale #Livelihoods #BlueEconomy #PollinationMatter

What can you expect when 72 local eco-credit leaders from 30 groups come together? ✅New ideas✅ Honest convos✅ Real solutions. Our annual eco-credit leadership forum helped leaders uncover shared challenges, co-create local solutions, and draft action plans.

We trained 29 subcommittee members from 6 BMUs on Monitoring, Control & Surveillance (MCS) in Kwale County. This capacity building is critical in enhancing community-level enforcement. #CommunityLedConservation #BlueEconomy 👀 Watch the full story here: youtube.com/watch?v=GZboyq…

The long rains are here with us, and so is the opportunity to restore life. 🌧📷. We partnered with the Kenya Forest Service (KFS); Community Forest Associations (CFAs) to plant 8,200 mangrove seedlings across four villages to restore degraded sites. #CommunityLedConservation

The Kibuyuni Dagaa Project in Kwale County was featured on KTN! This initiative seeks to strengthen the local economy while advancing sustainable fisheries and food security. 👀 Watch the full story here: youtu.be/5q-tLV2IhGg?si… #DagaaValueChain #KTNFeature

Our initiative, the Dagaa Value Chain Development featured in The Standard! Through this initiative, women like Elizabeth Luvuno are turning small fish into big opportunities. #google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">standardmedia.co.ke/counties/artic…

Did you know deforested areas can be up to 4°C hotter than forests? Losing trees doesn’t just harm ecosystems—it heats up the planet and fuels the climate crisis. 🔗: bit.ly/3FQJnVg #ForestsMatter

Discover the new @FAO-@UNOOSA publication about the use of space technology for agriculture development & #foodsecurity! 🛰️🌽 🚀buff.ly/pV48j76 #COPUOS #AgInnovation

The latest edition of the WIOMSA Newsbrief celebrates the transformative initiatives shaping marine conservation in the Western Indian Ocean.🌍