{"id":22628,"date":"2025-12-16T11:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum.prcmarine.org\/?page_id=22628"},"modified":"2026-03-05T22:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:00:22","slug":"theme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forum.prcmarine.org\/en\/theme\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme and sub-themes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 12th edition of the Regional Marine and Coastal Forum is scheduled from April 27-30, 2026<\/strong> in Nouakchott, in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.<\/p>

For this 12th edition, the chosen theme is: \u201cOcean health: the lever for a sustainable and inclusive blue economy\u201d<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>

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Social and solidarity-based blue economy.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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All the themes addressed at the Regional Forum are concerned, in various ways, with needs in technological innovation, communication, education, and research\u2014all cross-cutting sectors that demand technical expertise, imagination, and creativity. The Regional Forum will therefore provide an opportunity to highlight progress made in these areas and to assess future needs.\n\n\u00a0<\/strong>\n\nThe following sections provide information to better understand the content of the various sub-themes and cross-cutting sectors, and allow stakeholders involved in marine and coastal conservation to submit summaries of their experiences, projects, initiatives, and reflections. We want to hear your stories, understand your challenges, celebrate your successes, and learn from your difficulties. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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La gouvernance et la gestion int\u00e9gr\u00e9e des zones marines et c\u00f4ti\u00e8res sont des approches destin\u00e9es \u00e0 g\u00e9rer durablement les littoraux comme des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes uniques o\u00f9 les activit\u00e9s terrestres et maritimes (p\u00eache, tourisme, urbanisme, etc.) sont li\u00e9es, en conciliant d\u00e9veloppement socio-\u00e9conomique (croissance \u00e9conomique, \u00e9quit\u00e9 sociale) et protection de l\u2019environnement. Ceci passe par une planification coordonn\u00e9e des activit\u00e9s terrestres et maritimes, une concertation multi-acteurs (public, priv\u00e9s et soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile), une coop\u00e9ration transfrontali\u00e8re et une vision \u00e0 long terme pour faire face aux d\u00e9fis comme le changement climatique et al\u00e9as naturels.<\/p>

Through these approaches, the coastline is treated as a coherent system, integrating ecological, economic and social issues, often going beyond traditional administrative boundaries to adopt a relevant scale, ranging from the watershed to the open sea.<\/p>

Des outils comme la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019Aires marines prot\u00e9g\u00e9es (AMP), la Planification spatiale maritime (PSM), la contractualisation de projets, la mise en place de cadres de concertation permettent la mise en \u0153uvre de ces approches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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La conservation des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes marins et c\u00f4tiers et de leurs esp\u00e8ces constitue un pilier fondamental de la sant\u00e9 des oc\u00e9ans et un socle indispensable au d\u00e9veloppement d\u2019une \u00e9conomie bleue durable et inclusive en Afrique de l\u2019Ouest. En pr\u00e9servant les habitats et les fonctions \u00e9cologiques qui soutiennent la p\u00eache, la protection des c\u00f4tes, la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et les moyens de subsistance des communaut\u00e9s, la conservation contribue directement \u00e0 la r\u00e9silience \u00e9conomique, sociale et environnementale des territoires c\u00f4tiers.\n\nDans la sous-r\u00e9gion, les diff\u00e9rents acteurs du littoral (communaut\u00e9s c\u00f4ti\u00e8res traditionnelles, p\u00eacheurs artisanaux, organisations non gouvernementales, gestionnaires d\u2019aires prot\u00e9g\u00e9es, chercheurs, \u00e9ducateurs, d\u00e9cideurs politiques, secteur priv\u00e9) sont engag\u00e9s dans des initiatives diverses et pertinentes pour la sant\u00e9 des oc\u00e9ans.\n\nParmi \u00a0ces acteurs, certains mettent en \u0153uvre des campagnes de conservation d\u2019esp\u00e8ces embl\u00e9matiques et menac\u00e9es, allant des tortues marines, mammif\u00e8res marins et requins, jusqu\u2019aux esp\u00e8ces moins visibles, mais tout aussi importantes pour l\u2019\u00e9quilibre des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes. D\u2019autres s\u2019engagent dans la cr\u00e9ation et le renforcement d\u2019aires marines prot\u00e9g\u00e9es, qui constituent des outils fondamentaux pour la conservation de la biodiversit\u00e9, ainsi que dans \u00a0des actions de restauration d\u2019\u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes critiques tels que les r\u00e9cifs coralliens, les herbiers marins, les mangroves et autres habitats marins et c\u00f4tiers. Ces approches ancr\u00e9es dans les contextes locaux contribuent \u00e0 maintenir des services \u00e9cosyst\u00e9miques essentiels et \u00e0 renforcer l\u2019appropriation communautaire des efforts de conservation.\n\nCe sous-th\u00e8me vise \u00e0 valoriser les exp\u00e9riences, les approches et le\u00e7ons apprises par diff\u00e9rents acteurs dans leurs divers contextes, en mettant en \u00e9vidence la compl\u00e9mentarit\u00e9 entre science, politiques publiques et savoirs traditionnels. Les contributions attendues permettront d\u2019identifier les r\u00e9sultats positifs et les conditions de r\u00e9ussite, les d\u00e9fis rencontr\u00e9s et les leviers d\u2019action pour valider les approches et m\u00e9thodologies, promouvoir la cr\u00e9ation de synergies, faciliter l\u2019apprentissage collectif, ainsi que cr\u00e9er des espaces de reconnaissance et de valorisation des efforts entrepris. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Today, with a changing climate, intensifying pollution, and human activity encroaching on West African coastlines, nature-based solutions (NBS) are becoming increasingly important.\n\nThey help make our coastal and shoreline ecosystems more sustainable, while strengthening a blue economy that benefits everyone.\n\nRestoring mangroves, seagrass meadows, and coastal dunes protects coastlines from erosion and storms, sequesters carbon (the so-called blue carbon), cleans water, and ultimately revitalizes habitats essential for fishing and tourism.\n\nBut planting or restoring isn't enough; it's also crucial to mobilize local knowledge, involve communities, and consider the economic and social realities of coastal stakeholders.\n\nThese solutions then become levers for adaptation, mitigation, and resilience in the face of climate change and intense human pressures. This guarantees an ideal living environment, ensures food security, creates jobs, and protects our ocean resources and coastal infrastructure.\n\nSbN (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) are concrete solutions for the coastal and shoreline environment, as well as for coastal communities, municipalities, and stakeholders. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The fisheries sector remains a cornerstone of West African national economies, contributing to macroeconomic stability, fostering growth and job creation, and playing a vital role in combating poverty and food insecurity. Key issues and challenges in this sub-region include developing activities that meet the requirements of sustainable and equitable fishing, achieving ecological transition, adapting to climate change, and transitioning to a blue economy.\n\nSustainable and equitable fishing is a globally promoted integrated fisheries management concept that aims to reconcile the preservation of fish stocks with maximizing the socioeconomic benefits of their exploitation. The implementation of this concept relies heavily on coherent policies and harmonized fisheries legislation that promote the long-term sustainability of fish stocks.\n\nThis involves strengthening the sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources through, among other things, the development of fisheries research (assessment and monitoring of fish stocks), the protection of critical habitats, the promotion of sustainable fishing practices (selective gear), the implementation of management and conservation measures (reduction of bycatch, establishment of closed seasons and respect for minimum sizes at first capture), the implementation of fisheries Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) systems at the national and regional levels, etc.\n\nIt also involves developing fisheries value chains and sustainably increasing their contribution to national and local economies through, among other things, maintaining employment, food security, the resilience of coastal areas and communities, fair remuneration and the promotion of fisheries products, product traceability, improved transparency and the promotion of good fisheries governance, and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. support to fishing communities for an improvement of their livelihoods. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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A sustainable and inclusive blue economy requires a development model that combines the effective protection, restoration, and regeneration of marine and coastal ecosystems with sustainable economic activities and equitable prosperity that benefits both people and the planet.\n\nThis sub-theme highlights the role of sustainable finance in the protection, restoration, and enhancement of marine and coastal natural capital as an essential pillar for truly achieving the desired transition to a sustainable and inclusive blue economy. In a context where increasing pressure on resources, habitat degradation, and the impacts of climate change threaten both marine and coastal biodiversity and community livelihoods, mobilizing appropriate, innovative, and sustainable financing mechanisms is a key lever for translating conservation commitments into effective, equitable, and lasting actions.\n\nInnovative financing mechanisms and instruments can include public policy measures, such as various incentives, taxes, or subsidies; blue bonds; impact investing; blended finance mechanisms; trust funds; and blue carbon initiatives. Multi-stakeholder partnerships that foster engagement from the private sector, local authorities, and civil society also play an important role in this regard. Several initiatives are underway in West Africa focusing on blue finance approaches that support marine and coastal conservation. As part of promoting a sustainable and inclusive blue economy, particular attention should be paid to initiatives led or co-led by local organizations or communities, demonstrating how inclusive and regenerative economic models can strengthen ecosystem conservation and restoration, improve the resilience of coastal and marine areas and communities, and generate lasting social and economic benefits. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Ocean health is the foundation of a successful and inclusive blue economy. When coastal communities invest in and diversify their activities, they create more responsible value chains. Artisanal seafood processing, sustainable aquaculture development, ecotourism, ecosystem restoration, and environmental services all help alleviate human pressure on natural resources and, at the same time, create decent jobs and generate income, especially for women and young people who need it most.\n\nBy placing local governance, the social and solidarity economy, and equity at the heart of marine initiatives and policies, we make coastal areas more resilient to economic shocks and protect the ocean's natural capital, which remains essential for the future. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Sharing our knowledge about coastal biodiversity, highlighting the urgent need for action in the face of numerous challenges including climate change, making information more accessible and cooperation easier, exchanging lessons learned, or organizing an advocacy campaign: all these initiatives rely on communication. Yet, with the widespread adoption of smartphones, social media, and other digital tools, making our voices heard has become a real challenge that demands imagination and creativity from us, while also considering our responsibility regarding the environmental footprint associated with communication.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Alongside traditional education, which remains essential, it is becoming increasingly important to equip young people with the keys and tools for a better understanding of the world and its evolution. They are the ones who are, and will continue to be, on the front lines facing the new challenges posed by dwindling natural resources, waste management, biodiversity loss, and, more generally, the vulnerability of societies to climate change. More than ever, environmental education and development education should be considered priority disciplines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Research is an essential component of most activities related to biodiversity conservation or natural resource management. By refining our understanding of how ecosystems function, it helps guide management decisions. It contributes to ensuring a presence and ecological monitoring in the field. It provides a framework for knowledge sharing that allows for the integration of national and international expertise, the valuing of local\/endogenous knowledge, and the training of students and technicians, while also raising awareness among local communities. By developing participatory or citizen-led approaches, research promotes the involvement of users in the management of the natural resources they utilize.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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