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(11/11/2012)
Northern Mozambique Channel
(03/12/2012)
The northern Mozambique Channel is one of the world’s globally outstanding marine biodiversity areas and serves as a biological reservoir for the entire coastal East African region. Endemism is marked and overall reef ...
Oil and gas exploration
(03/12/2012)
In view of the major discoveries oil and gas in the WIO region and the potential social and economic impacts on
the economies of the countries on one hand and negative environmental impacts on the other hand it is prudent
that ...
Seagrass beds in the Western Indian Ocean region
(03/12/2012)
Seagrass ecosystems cover wide expanses of the intertidal and subtidal zones of the WIO region. Worldwide the value of these ecosystems has been estimated to be $ 19,400 ha-1 yr. These ecosystems are critical in their ...