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New partnerships and innovative approaches toward efficient conservation of sea turtles in the Atlantic coast of Africa

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See the building of a new regional action plan, innovative strategies and new alliances to succeed in preserving endangered sea turtles and their natural habitats in West and Central Africa - and more globally Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Landscapes of the Atlantic coast of Africa.
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This session aims at assembling the bricks and changing the deal to put into practice the Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for Marine Turtles of the Atlantic Coast of Africa. In 1999, West and Central African Countries took commitment through a Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for Marine Turtles of the Atlantic Coast of Africa. However, twenty years after, the situation on the ground is alarming. The Atlantic Coasts of Africa are home to five species of sea turtles all of which are classified on the IUCN Red List from “Vulnerable” to “Critically endangered”.
  • Réseau des Acteurs de la Sauvegarde des Tortues Marines en Afrique centrale [Congo]
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
  • IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme
  • Migratory Species Convention
  • West Africa Sea Turtle Conservation Network (Wastcon)

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