We secure coastal livelihoods through improvements and diversification while conserving marine ecosystems. #marineconservation #sustainablelivelihoods
Mombasa, Kenya
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COMRED retweeted
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.
COMRED retweeted
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/wiom….
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#wiomsa2025
“𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧”
@wiomsa @iocafrica @WetlandsInt @WWF_Kenya @comred_ @OceanDecadeECOP
COMRED retweeted
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
COMRED retweeted
“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.
COMRED retweeted
🌊 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
COMRED retweeted
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/registe…
COMRED retweeted
“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/l…
COMRED retweeted
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
COMRED retweeted
Discover the new @FAO-@UNOOSA publication about the use of space technology for agriculture development & #foodsecurity! 🛰️🌽
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#COPUOS #AgInnovation
COMRED retweeted
A new abstract submission record for #WIOMSA2025! 1190 abstracts were received - the highest number in WIOMSA’s history!
COMRED retweeted
What are #NaturebasedSolutions and what global challenges can they help with?
Learn more ➡️ shorturl.at/wyzAV
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Communities are integral stewards of ocean sustainability. 🌊
Initiatives across the Western Indian Ocean that strengthen the capacity of local communities to engage in marine resource planning and management are invited to submit abstracts for #WIOMSA2025.
COMRED retweeted
Happy #InternationalForestDay! 🌳
So far: 177,245 hectares under restoration across Kenya.
Forests are the lungs of our planet, providing 40% of the world’s oxygen and playing a vital role in climate stability. Thanks to your support, we’ve been working tirelessly to restore forests across Kenya, ensuring healthier ecosystems for both people and nature.
@KeForestService , @Environment_Ke , #KajiadoCounty, @036Bometcounty ,#KwaleCounty, @NakuruCountyGov , @ElgeyoMarakwetC, @KilifiCountyGov , @LamuCountyKe
COMRED retweeted
KMFRI’s first-ever #OceanLiteracy training workshop kicked off yesterday in Mombasa, Kenya.
Drawing over 40 participants from across the Kenyan coast and the Western Indian Ocean region, the training delved into science communication based on growing science-art collaboration.🎨
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Society Watch: How cities like #Mombasa are at a sharp end of a #plasticpollution crisis. Mark Hillsdon reports. @clayobota @BlueVentures @NgaoWanyonyi @comred_ @EIA_News @oceanegger @TheOceanCleanup #PlasticsTreaty #fossilfuels @tslavinm @LiamDowd10
reuters.com/sustainability/c…
COMRED retweeted
Happy World Octopus Day! 💙 🐙
This incredible eight-legged sea creature 🐙 is a vital resource for many small-scale fishers and coastal communities globally 🛶.
#worldoctopusday #octopus
COMRED retweeted
🐙Octopus fishery closures are among the sustainable fisheries management practices that we champion. 🐙🌊🐟
Watch this highlight of the first closure by the Munje Beach Management Unit, Kwale County.
Many thanks to @comred_ with whom we have worked closely on this process.