Workshop on Ocean and Coastal Information in Support of Marine Resources and Biodiversity in the Macaronesia and Sao Tome and Principe Region
- DATE14 › 15 March 2019
- VenueInstituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento das Pescas (INDP)
Mindelo, Cape Verde
- OrganizersMarine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON)
Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento das Pescas (INDP)
GEO Blue Planet
Ocean Science Center Mindelo (OSCM)
The AIR Centre is working to define scientific and technological initiatives to undertake in the Macaronesia and Sao Tome and Principe region. In coordination with the GEO Blue Planet Initiative, Future Earth Coasts and the Marine Biodiversity Network (MBON), it is co-organizing a workshop in Mindelo, Cape Verde, scheduled for March 14-15, 2019, which aims to identify Earth Observation (EO) ocean and coastal needs for fisheries, marine aquaculture, biodiversity and marine spatial planning in the region. This initiative is aligned with the Praia Declaration topic “Marine Resources and Biodiversity: Promote Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Ecosystem valorization”, signed by eight countries at the 3rd AIR Centre High-Level Dialogue that took place in Praia, Cape Verde, May 7-8, 2018.
- agenda
- report
The report with conclusions and recommendations will be soon published