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11th edition of the Regional Coastal and Marine Forum

The Board of Directors of the PRCM is pleased to announce that the 11th edition of the Regional Coastal and Marine Forum will be held from April 22 to 26, 2024 in the Republic of Guinea...

Advancing environmental protection in the offshore Oil & Gaz industry

Discussions about the energy sector’s future. Climate change, illicit fishing, and pollution pose risks to the MSGBC coastline, which is rich in biodiversity. The PRCM works with governments, civil...

PRCM participated in the tenth WACA ResIP Regional Steering Committee in Mauritania

The tenth meeting of the WACA ResIP Regional Steering Committee was held in Nouakchott, Mauritania on 12-13 July with the participation of the West Africa Regional Partnership for Coastal and Marine...

Plastic pollution in West Africa: The World Bank sounds the alarm

If the current trend is not reversed, Africa could surpass Asia and become the world’s largest contributor to plastic pollution. In West Africa, an alarming 80% of plastic waste is poorly...

Publication of a white paper on marine biodiversity in West Africa   

During the scientific symposium on biodiversity organised by the MAVA Foundation from 8 to 10 May 2023 in Dakar, PRCM presented a new White Paper on Coastal and Marine Biodiversity in West Africa...

Senegal will host the Marine Megafauna Week of the Atlantic Coast of Africa

The Marine Megafauna Week on Marine Turtle Conservation Measures (CMS) will take place in Saly, Senegal from 4 to 7 September 2023 as part of the Marine Turtle Monitoring in West Africa project (STM)...

RESILAO: The call for marine and coastal resilience projects is open

Following the successful launch of the RESILAO project in May with national actors, partners, and donors, PRCM has opened its first call for projects. The aim is to fund innovative local conservation...

Towards a synergy of action to address the impacts of climate change in Africa – Edito

Dear partners, Africa is the continent that is most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Yet, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it emits only about 4% of...

Press release

The Regional Partnership for Coastal and Marine Conservation in West Africa (PRCM) is extremely pleased with the decision taken by the Senegal Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy on Friday...

RESILAO project: applications for the first call for projects are now open!

The first call for projects for sustainable and resilient coastal ecosystems and a social and inclusive blue economy as part of the RESILAO project is launched. The RESILAO regional project aims to...

Launch of the RESILAO project

The PRCM is organizing a webinar to launch the RESILAO regional project on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, starting at 9:30 am on zoom.  RESILAO is an ambitious regional project that aims to strengthen...

Publication of a White Paper on marine and coastal biodiversity in West Africa.

The Regional Partnership for the Conservation of Coastal and Marine Areas in West Africa -PRCM has just published a White Paper on marine biodiversity in West Africa. The book, which involved a number...

Admission to PRCM

During the PRCM General Assembly, 14 new membership applications were addressed. Following the examination of applications, a favorable opinion was granted to the following 10 organizations and...

Recruitment: Youssouf H. CAMARA, new Coordinator of the RESILAO Regional Project

The Executive Management of the PRCM is pleased to announce that Mr. Youssouf H. CAMARA has been recruited as Coordinator of the Regional RESILAO Project – Coastal Resilience in West Africa and...

FiTI: Government of the Republic of Cabo Verde formalizes the creation of the National Multi-Stakeholder Group

Publicly committed to implementing FiTI since 2020, the government of the Republic of Cabo Verde recently announced through a decree the creation of the national multi-stakeholder group that will be...

Editorial by Ahmed Senhoury

Dear partners and readers, The end of the year 2022 is drawing near and it is time to take stock of our endeavors, both personally and professionally. We need to look at what has worked well, correct...

COBIA: Strengthening the capacities of Civil Society actors on advocacy

In the face of the swift development of offshore oil and gas activities in West Africa and their possible impacts on biodiversity, it is important to put in place effective mechanisms to raise the...

Cape Verde: Inauguration of the second POOCM on the Maio Island

After Boa Vista Island in 2020, Cape Verde has just inaugurated its second Coastal Fringe and Adjacent Sea Management Plan (POOCM) on Maio Island thanks to funding from the MAVA Foundation and PRCM...

Guinea Bissau: A new PRCM office to be set up soon

The PRCM Board of Directors has approved the opening of an office in Guinea Bissau. PRCM Executive Director Ahmed SENHOURY and the Cooperation Executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...

MAVA closure:  Overview of the final evaluations of projects coordinated by PRCM

As part of the Output Action Plans (OAPs) financed by the MAVA Foundation, PRCM was indirectly involved in six action plans and coordinated three others, namely PAZHOC (Wetlands and Coastal Birds...