Project Description
The biodiversity agenda is a strategic agenda for the entire region. One of Indianoceania’s assets is its biodiversity capital. It’s not an artificial capital, but a natural, vital and promising one. We need to make the most of it to ensure a lasting return for the region and its people.
The overall aim of the project is to strengthen the resilience of coastal populations and ecosystems to the effects of climate change by restoring ecosystem services.
Specific objectives
- Strengthening regional and national governance of coastal and marine ecosystems
- Implement innovative and varied projects for the restoration and sustainable use of coastal and marine ecosystems, supported by scientific working groups.
Project components
The project is structured around 4 components:
- Strengthening the management of marine and coastal ecosystems at regional and national levels and exchanging experiences;
- Regional scientific cooperation on coastal ecosystems and implementation of pilot projects to restore coastal ecosystems and support sustainable ecosystems;
- Communication, awareness-raising and capitalization;
- Project management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation.
Call for applications for (post)doctoral fellowships now open
As part of its scientific component, the RECOS project will offer four doctoral/post-doctoral fellowships for nationals of the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles. Two scholarships have already been awarded, with the aim of contributing to scientific research on the effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) and promoting environmental education (EE) in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region.
A call for applications for a fellowship on the theme: “Conservation and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems (mangroves and seagrass beds) in the western Indian Ocean”, is currently underway. Learn more about
Launch of the experience-sharing program
The experience exchange program is aimed at all coastal zone stakeholders (community associations, cooperatives, individuals, NGOs, public authorities, etc.) from one of the beneficiary IOC member states (Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar), with a view to strengthening and disseminating expertise in integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) in the South-West Indian Ocean region. It offers eligible players the opportunity to benefit from the experience of a peer through the funding of field visits.
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