Namibia: Country's Desert Coastline - Celebrating Its Unique Biodiversity on World Environment Day
AllAfrica.com | 04 Jun 2010
Rod Braby, coordinator of the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management (NACOMA) project, says the significance of responsible conservation and sustainable development will soon become much more prominent when Namibia's coast will be consolidated in one mega national coastal park. "Interventions by the NACOMA project and its partners have lead to the Namibian government agreeing to formally declare its entire coast and off shore islands as protected areas" he said.
 Namibia | Biodiversity | Coastal and Marine Issues

Dakar regional workshop sets out proposals for SEA
Daily Observer | 01 Feb 2009
The just concluded regional workshop on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), convened in Dakar, Senegal, from 26-28 January 2009, has paved the way forward for the implementation of a new planning tool in coastal African states.
 Senegal | Coastal and Marine Issues | Coastal Development and Tourism

SADC seeks help for beaches
Sunday Times | 13 Feb 2008
Tourism and environment ministers of the other eight countries from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) say they are worried about ecological damage being caused to beaches and other sensitive areas by quad bikes and 4x4s, mainly from South Africa.
 South Africa | Coastal Development and Tourism | Environmental Impacts

Mmegi Online :: EC-Botswana sign infrastructure development contract
Mmegi Online | 01 Mar 2007
Italtswana Construction Company has been contracted to provide infrastructure under the Botswana Wildlife Conservation and Management Programme. The company signed a P88 million agreement with the European Commission (EC) and the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism this week to construct facilities and infrastructure in the Moremi Game Reserve and Makgadikgadi/Pans National Parks.
 Botswana | Biodiversity | Coastal Development and Tourism | Encroachment on Ecosystems | Protected Areas

LUTTE CONTRE LES INONDATIONS : 240 millions F CFA pour la zone de captage
Le Soleil | 17 May 2006
Pour construire un bassin de stockage des eaux pluviales dans le cadre de la lutte contre les inondations, lEtat du Sénégal a débloqué une somme de 240 millions de francs Cfa.
 Coastal Development and Tourism | Floods | Senegal

Fishy feet smell sweet in Uganda
BBC | 04 May 2006
When I searched for sandals at the Crane Shoes factory in the Ugandan capital's modest industrial area, I left with fish on my feet.
 Coastal Development and Tourism | Recycling | Uganda | Local Issues

Hundreds of dead dolphins wash ashore in Zanzibar
Reuters | 01 May 2006
At least 300 dead dolphins washed ashore on a beach in Zanzibar overnight, residents said on Friday, but the cause of the deaths was unknown.
 Protected Areas | Threatened Species | Fisheries | Coastal Development and Tourism | Fish Farming | Tanzania

Kenya's Turkana learns from failed fish project
Reuters | 05 Apr 2006
Teach a Kenyan cattle herder how to fish and you'll feed him for life
 Fisheries | Coastal Development and Tourism | Fish Farming | Kenya

The ODC, Great Triangle and the Red Sea project fails in Namibia
The Namibian | 06 Dec 2005
A project which aimed to purify water from the Red Sea has not got off the ground in Namibia President of WaterTech International, Tony Pascuito, told The Namibian from Boston.
 Coastal Development and Tourism | Namibia

Tanzania receives grant for coastal conservation
Reuters | 26 Aug 2005
Tanzania got a World Bank loan on Thursday to help it conserve and protect stocks of fish, a vital food source for millions living by the sea.
 Fisheries | Coastal Development and Tourism | Pollution | Fish Farming | Tanzania