Stories from the field, management successes, chapter milestones and news from across the network.
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August 31, 2026
In observance of Coral Bleaching Awareness Month this September, the Reef Resilience Network, the Coral Reef Alliance, and the International...
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August 21, 2026
On October 19–20, 2026, WIOMPAN Country Chapter Chairs will convene in Maputo, Mozambique, to engineer the network’s inaugural Annual Status...
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August 21, 2026
For too long, systemic barriers and entrenched gender norms have excluded women and marginalized groups from marine conservation leadership,...
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August 21, 2026
Across the Western Indian Ocean, marine conservation areas operate in very different ecological, social and institutional settings. Some hav...
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August 20, 2026
Since 2012, Blue Ventures has been at the forefront of community-led fisheries monitoring in the Barren Isles, Madagascar. What started as a...
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August 20, 2026
In Mayotte, five species of marine turtles inhabit the lagoon: the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), the hawksbill turtle(Eretmochelys imbricat...
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August 20, 2026
The WIO LMMA Alliance brings together communities across the Western Indian Ocean, strengthening their collective voice and creating a platf...
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August 20, 2026
The Large-Scale Seagrass Mapping and Management Initiative (LaSMMI) is transforming coastal ecosystem management across the Western Indian O...
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August 20, 2026
The MARIO project aims to improve knowledge and monitoring of marine ecosystems in the south-western Indian Ocean to support their conservat...
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August 20, 2026
A recent study published in PLOS ONE examines the soundscape of a reef undergoing restoration at Cousin Island Special Reserve in Seychelles...
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August 20, 2026
“This training has taken us to another level of perception.” – Amos Singo, Senior Marine Conservation Warden, MBREMP When the Swedish Agency...
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August 20, 2026
At the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya, the Marine Conservation Institute announced the 2026 Blue Park Award winners, casting a ...
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