CORDIO East Africa
@cordioea
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We are a research and conservation organisation focused on marine and coastal ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean.
Mombasa, Kenya
Joined May 2015
Excited for the upcoming Shark Conservation Multistakeholder Workshop this April! 🦈🤝 Experts, fishers & stakeholders will collaborate to create a sustainable conservation strategy for Kenya’s sharks & rays, guided by @IUCNShark principles. 🌊 📷 The organizing team in action.
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🌊Lamu County, Kenya, is updating its County Spatial Plan for a sustainable future, and we're proud to have made contributions during the Visioning Workshop held last week!🌊 Our GIS Lead @jamesmmbugua made inputs across #climatechange, land sea integration & environment. 🌍🏙️🌊
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🚨WIO CORAL BLEACHING ALERT🚨 High bleaching observed in the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park, Mozambique. Very high temperatures at the beginning of the 2025 #coralbleaching season suggest high risk in the coming months. 🌊🪸🌊 Full bulletin ➡️:
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🪸We're monitoring our #coralreefs!🪸 Our first survey of the year, establishing ecological baseline data for ecosystem monitoring in the Shimoni-Vanga seascape (Kenya), was a success! 🌊🤿🐟 Many thanks to our partners @KmfriResearch, REEFolution, @KWSKenya & @kefsofficial.
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🌊 We're enhancing conservation enterprises through digital solutions. We're introducing secure, cashless transactions to boost financial inclusion & management...for conservation sustainability! 🌿🪸🐟 🎥Learn More: #CommunityEmpowerment #TechForGood
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📢 NEW PUBLICATION ALERT📢 🦈Urgent conservation action needed for WIO’s large-bodied fish. Sharks, giant groupers & green humphead parrotfishes face alarming declines in the WIO due to overfishing & climate change. Call to strengthen MPAs & more. 📖:
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RT @TransformComm: ✨Meet the #TCESG25 Catalysts! 🎙️@dobura: Marine biodiversity & sustainability expert, IPBES Chair. 🎙️Karen O'Brien: Clim…
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🌊📢 The first #coralbleaching alert for 2025 in the WIO is here! So far, no bleaching has been reported, and the risk of widespread bleaching this year is low. Localized warming and pre-existing thermal stress still a risk factor. 🪸 Full bulletin ➡️:
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#Overconsumption is a key driver of climate change, straining ecosystems, increasing waste and pollution, and fuelling inequality. 🚗🏭💨 Watch @dobura call for change. We must embrace circular economies & support policies that drive #sustainability.
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RT @IPBES: The @IPBES #NexusAssessment Report finds that using a ‘nexus’ approach to address intertwined environmental, social and economic…
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🌊 Happy Holidays from CORDIO East Africa! 🌊 As we wrap up another year, we want to send a big #thankyou to everyone who’s been part of our journey. Your support, passion & dedication to #marineconservation and #oceanprotection continue to inspire us. See you in 2025! 🌊🌊🎄✨
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🌟 We have had another productive and enlightening year fostering community-led marine conservation. 🌊🪸🌊 We trialled modified gillnets, trained 100+ in analysing fisheries data, and are scaling up efforts for sustainable fishing! #MarineConservation #SustainableFishing
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For #WorldFisheriesDay2024, we are spotlighting the Malema Self Help Group. They are a group of 40 fishermen from the south coast of Kenya dedicated to sustainable fishing, to help protect reef fish biodiversity & improve income. Watch their story⬇️:
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NEW PUBLICATION ALERT🚨 Research led by the @UniofOxford, and conducted in collaboration with @cordioea and others, has found that oceanographic connectivity is a key influence for fish abundance across the WIO. Download the full paper ⬇️:
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RT @DialogueEarth_: “You can’t grow forever on a finite planet.” 🌍 David Obura of @IPBES shares how economic growth is driving both #Climat…
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