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https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/a-tales-of-successes-and-new-challenges-in-senegal-qa-with-icca-coordinator-salatou-sambou/>
"Salatou Sambou, a fisherman and father of five, has been involved in the
Kawawana ICCA (Indigenous and Community Conserved Area) in Senegal since 2008.
One of the first members of the ICCA consortium, he is now their regional
coordinator for marine and coastal ecosystems in West Africa. Thanks to the
efforts of local fishermen and Jola communities in Lower Casamance, the
consortium has been able to bring the Kawawana ICCA to life.
Now, after becoming the first ICCA officially recognized by regional
authorities in Senegal, Kawawana covers a coastal and maritime area of 9,665
hectares (23,882 acres) that are entirely governed, managed and maintained by
local communities.
Years of hard work has led to the return of wildlife to the Kawawana’s river
and marine habitats, earning the project international recognition. The
region’s brackish waters are home to a unique and fragile ecosystem that has
been greatly threatened by human activity. Local fishermen decided to take
action to protect their territory and life source, and have succeeded in
striking a balance between their need for resources, and the need to protect
wildlife. Since Mongabay’s last reporting on the conserved area in 2018, a
number of achievements have been made – and a number of challenges are
emerging."
Via
Future Crunch Jul 2, 2022:
https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-malaria-bullfighting-offshore-wind/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
