The Regional Seas Programme is an action-oriented Programme that implements region-specific activities, bringing together stakeholders including governmetns, scientific communities, civil societies, local communities and indigenous peoples.

The Convention covers the marine environment, coastal zones and related inland waters falling within the jurisdiction of the States of the West and Central and Southern African Region, from Mauritania to the Western coast of South Africa inclusive – a distance of just over 14,000 kilometres along the coast.

The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999).

In collaboration with 32 countries across Africa and the Bay of Bengal, the EAF-Nansen Programme is committed to improving fisheries management in line with the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF), strengthening the capacities of fisheries institutions and generating scientific knowledge on marine resources and ecosystems.

Leading non-governmental research and conservation organization based in Mombasa, Kenya, dedicated to marine and coastal ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean.