Over 30 journalists ranging from print, electronic and online has recently benefit a day long training on importance of seagrass as marine resources and the various ecosystem services they provide.
The training was coordinated by Department of Parks and Wildlife and Biodiversity Action Journalists, supported by Resilient Sea, Grid Arendal, Wetlands International and funded by MAVA Foundation.
GRID Arrendal and Wetlands International are implementing a sub-regional project entitled “ResilientSea” to enhance the management of seagrasses in West Africa.
The training brought together journalists from the print; electronic and online media at a local hotel in Senegal was facilitated by Wetlands International and funded by MAVA Foundation.
The Gambia will allow European Union member states to use fishing trawlers to catch tunas and hake fish on its waters, in exchange for financial and capacity development assistance.
The conference, conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime or Global Initiative held in Bangkok, Thailand, from November 5 to 9
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