Coastal and Marine Issues
FAO Paper Examines MPA Governance in Brazil, Palau, India and Senegalbiodiversity-l.iisd.org | 05 Mar 2012The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released a technical paper, titled "Marine protected areas: country case studies on policy, governance and institutional issues," which examines governance opportunities and constraints in the use of spatial management tools at the national level. The case studies from Brazil, India, Senegal and Palau note different uses for MPAs, including sustainable management of fisheries or strict environmental protection.
Senegal | Biodiversity | Coastal and Marine Issues | Conservation South Africa: Relief for Abalone Right HoldersAllAfrica.com | 05 May 2010Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, has approved an additional R6 million as part of the social relief plan for commercial abalone right holders and crew. "Government has carefully considered the pleas made by abalone right holders for additional relief measures and we remain concerned about their plight, especially in the context of dwindling wild abalone stocks," she said.
South Africa | Coastal and Marine Issues | Fisheries | Threatened Species Nigeria: Community Challenges Regulators On Oil SpillageAllAfrica.com | 27 Apr 2010Residents and fishermen in Ibeno community in Akwa Ibom have appealed to industry regulators to identify those responsible for the oil spill that contaminated the coastline in the area on March 24. Representatives of the community, who made the appeal at the weekend in Eket in an interview, said Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), Total Exploration and Production, Addax Petroleum and Afren Energy operating offshore Akwa Ibom coastline have all denied responsibility for the spill.
Nigeria | Accidents and Spills | Coastal and Marine Issues