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One of the key outcomes of the Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) project is the Strategic Action Programme (SAP), which specifies remedial national and regional actions to address the issues affecting the health and ecosystem of the Bay of Bengal,…

One of the key outcomes of the Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) project is the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA), which identified the major issues affecting the Bay of Bengal ecosystem.

The TDA - which draws on numerous studies and…

The Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) project focused on laying the foundations for change to improve the health of the Bay of Bengal and its fisheries. 

Implemented in 2009-2015, this final report provides insight to the project's Theory of…

The Bay of Bengal produces more than 7% of global marine fisheries catch. Currently valued at USD 4 billion for fisheries production, the marine and coastal services are predicted to be worth over USD 72 billion from fisheries, aquaculture, and tourism in the next 25 years.

The first Maldives Protected and Conserved Areas (PCA) Forum was organised from the 15th to 18th of January 2024. The PCA Forum brought together individuals engaged in the field of Protected and Conserved Areas across Maldives. The forum provided a platform to share and exchange knowledge,…

In a significant step toward safeguarding the marine ecosystem in South and Southeast Asia, the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project Phase II (BOBLME II) officially kicked off with an inception workshop held from 12 – 14 December 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. With funding from the Global…

On 22 February 2023, a closing ceremony was held in Male’, Maldives, to celebrate the successful conclusion of the Reefs Generate Environmental and Economic Resiliency for Atoll Ecosystems (REGENERATE) project. The project aimed to improve access to science-based decision making, capacity…

On 26 October 2022, Her Excellency Aminath Shauna, Minister of Environment Climate Change and Technology launched the completed assessments of 39 coral species at the closing ceremony of a four-day IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Assessor training. During the ceremony,13 participants…

Plasticus Mare Balticum is a compilation of five different reports with a common base: The Baltic Sea, the countries which border it, the plastics flowing into it, and the lives which are affected by it.

1. The marine plastic footprint.

2. Microplastic effect on frozen seas.…

Islamabad, Pakistan, 6 November 2019 -The 7th International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Conservation Forum – one of Asia’s most important nature conservation events - kicked-off today with a strong focus on convening a…