Dear partners and readers,
After a brief summer break, we are starting the new season with enthusiasm. We have just completed the first nine months of the year. The past few months have been both challenging and exhilarating for us. PRCM has been actively implementing its various action plans on all fronts, while maintaining its usual dynamism and flexibility with its partners.
Our efforts were particularly focused on organizing the 11th Regional Coastal and Marine Forum, held from April 23 to 26, 2024, in Bissau, which was a great success. For the first time, the opening ceremony was presided over by a Head of State, His Excellency Umaro Sissoco EMBALÓ, President of the Republic of Guinea Bissau. The number of participants and activities organized during this Forum once again demonstrated PRCM’s ability to mobilize players from diverse backgrounds for a frank and constructive debate on the conservation challenges in West Africa. I invite you to read the article devoted to this event in this issue and view the highlights via this link.
Boosted by this experience, we are delighted to announce that PRCM will be actively involved in the organizing of IMPAC 6 to be held for the first time in Africa, in Senegal, in 2027.
Meanwhile, PRCM is pursuing its activities with determination, in particular with the RESILAO Project, the first results of which are beginning to emerge, and the Blue Bijagos Project in Guinea-Bissau, which is arousing more and more hopes among the local populations. You can find out more by reading the rest of this issue, which also highlights the initiatives of our partners.
I wish you a pleasant read and a smooth return to your activities, hoping you had the chance to recharge during your vacation.
Ahmed Senhoury, PRCM Executive Director
