BCC Science Forum 2013: first announcement

BCC Science Forum 2013: first announcement

The Annual Science Forum of the Benguela Current Commission will take place in Windhoek, Namibia from 24 to 26 September 2013.   Download the official announcement here.   Download the proceedings of the Fourth Annual Science Forum of the BCC, held in Windhoek from 15 to 18 October 2012 here.   View photographs of the Fourth Annual Science Forum here.    

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World Ocean Summit

World Ocean Summit

Dr Hashali Hamukuaya, Executive Secretary of the Benguela Current Commission, attended the Sustainable Ocean Summit which took place in Washington DC from 22 to 24 April. The Sustainable Ocean Summit is an international conference designed to catalyze the growing interest among ocean businesses for more effective leadership and collaboration in addressing the environmental challenges that affect the oceans. It is organised by the World Ocean Council, the only international business…

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PACFA Expert Workshop on Assessing Climate change

PACFA Expert Workshop on Assessing Climate change

The PACFA Expert Workshop on Assessing Climate change vulnerability in fisheries and aquaculture took place on the 8-10 April 2013 being held in Windhoek, Namibia. For photos from the workshop please visit our facebook page by clicking here. 

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Significant Marine Areas workshop

Significant Marine Areas workshop

The South-Eastern Atlantic regional workshop to facilitate the description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) was hosted in Swakopmund Namibia in April. The workshop was convened by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, supported by the governments of Norway, Japan and the United Kingdom, and hosted in collaboration with the Abidjan Convention, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the South East…

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The Benguela Current Commission

Established in 2007, the Benguela Current Commission has a mandate from Angola, Namibia and South Africa to promote the integrated management, sustainable development and protection of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME).

The BCLME spans some 30 degrees of latitude, extending from Angola’s Cabinda Provide in the north, to just east of Port Elizabeth in South Africa. It is one of the richest marine ecosystems on earth and supports an abundance of life.

The Benguela Current Commission provides a vehicle for the three SADC countries to introduce an ecosystem approach to the management of the BCLME. The Commission is focused on the management of shared fish stocks, the assessment and monitoring of the physical environment, the establishment of an ecosystem information system, and the cooperative management of biodiversity and ecosystem health.

The activities of the Benguela Current Commission are supported by the governments of Angola, Namibia and South Africa; the Global Environment Facility; and the United Nations Development Programme. The government of Norway provides generous funding for the BCC Science Programme and Iceland is supporting a comprehensive Training and Capacity Building initiative.

 

A Comissão da Corrente de Benguela

Criada em 2007, a Comissão da Corrente de Benguela é mandatada por Angola, Namíbia e África do Sul, a promover a gestão integrada, o desenvolvimento sustentável e a protecção do Grande Ecossistema Marinho da Corrente de Benguela (BCLME).

O BCLME abrange cerca de 30 graus de latitude, alongando-se até ao oeste de Port Elizabeth na África do Sul. É um dos mais ricos ecossistemas marinhos do mundo e sustenta uma abundância de vida. A Comissão da Corrente de Benguela proporciona um veículo para que os três países da SADC possam introduzir uma abordagem ecossistémica à gestão do BCLME.

A Comissão está centrada na gestão dos recursos haliêuticos partilhados, a avaliação e monitorização do ambiente físico, o estabelecimento de um sistema de informação sobre o ecossistema bem como a gestão cooperativa da biodiversidade e da saúde do ecossistema.

As actividades da Comissão da Corrente de Benguela são apoiadas pelos governos de Angola, Namíbia e África do Sul; O Fundo Mundial para o Meio Ambiente; e o Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento. O governo da Noruega providencia apoio financeiro generoso para o Programa Científico da BCC e a Islândia apoia uma iniciativa abrangente de Formação e Reforço de Capacidades.

 

 

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