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APPEL Strengthens its Commitment to Protect the West African Coastline at a Landmark General Assembly in Nouakchott

The General Assembly of the Network of Parliamentarians and Local Elected Officials for Environmental Protection in West African Coastal Countries (APPEL) concluded on a decidedly positive note on...

Recruitment of an Administrative and Financial Officer for the PRCM Bissau Office

The PRCM is looking for an Administrative and Financial Manager for its Bissau program. Under the hierarchical supervision of the Project Coordinator and functional RAF of the PRCM, the RAF of the...

Edito Ahmed Senhoury, Executive Director

Dear partners and readers, After a brief summer break, we are starting the new season with enthusiasm. We have just completed the first nine months of the year. The past few months have been both...

WACA Project as a game changer

With funding from the World Bank, the West Africa Coastal Areas (WACA) Project has emerged as a crucial initiative for preserving coasts and improving living conditions for communities in six West...

Guinea Bissau: IBAP develops technicians’ capacities for sea turtle conservation

As part of the Sea Turtle Monitoring Project (STM) financed by the Regional Partnership for the Conservation of Coastal and Marine Areas in West Africa (PRCM), the Institute for Biodiversity and...

Coastal and Marine Forum: The 11th edition in Bissau ends in general enthusiasm

The 11th edition of the Regional Coastal and Marine Forum, organized by the Regional Partnership for Coastal and Marine Conservation in West Africa (PRCM), ended on Friday 26 April 2024 in Bissau...

Blue Bijagós Project: Protect the ecosystem, support communities

The Bijagós archipelago located off the coast of Guinea-Bissau is a haven of natural beauty and remarkable biodiversity. However, this fragile ecosystem faces several threats, including overfishing...

PRCM joins the REDUCE Project to limit the bycatch of threatened megafauna

The REDUCE Project is aimed at minimizing the bycatch of threatened megafauna in the Central East Atlantic. This initiative brings together over 13 partners from Africa and Europe. The Project was...

RESILAO and partners hold consultations on the sidelines of the Coastal and Marine Forum

From 23 to 26 April 2024, Bissau hosted the 11th edition of the Regional Coastal and Marine Forum (FOMACO), bringing together more than 400 stakeholders committed to the conservation of the West...

Discovery : Lemon shark confirmed in Guinea-Bissau

Investigators from National Institute for Fisheries and Oceanography Research – INIPO, who monitor fishing landings, have confirmed the presence in Guinea-Bissau of a particularly rare shark...

Recruitment of a consultant in Monitoring – Evaluation

As part of the Resilao project funded by the Fonds français pour l’environnement mondial, the PRCM is launching a call for proposals for the recruitment of a consultant (or team of consultants) to...

Launch of the 4th edition of the MOOC on environmental management of offshore oil and gas activities in West Africa.

The Regional Partnership for Coastal and Marine Conservation in West Africa (PRCM) and its partners from the Integrated Management and Sustainable Development of the West African Coast (GIDEL)...

Regional coastal and marine forum : registration opens

Registration for the 11th edition of the Regional Coastal and Marine Forum is now open. If you are interested in the activities and themes that will be discussed during the Forum, now is the time to...

Calls for expressions of interest [CLOSED]

The call for expressions is CLOSED PRCM has received funding from the Blue Action Fund Foundation to carry out a socio-economic baseline study of the Blue Bujagos project concerning:  For further...

Regional coastal and marine forum: calls for contributions are now open!

The organising committee of the 11th edition of the Regional Coastal and Marine Forum, to be held from 22 to 26 April 2024 in Guinea Bissau under the theme: “Conservation, resilience and...

11th edition of the Regional Coastal and Marine Forum

The Board of Directors of the PRCM is pleased to announce that the 11th edition of the Regional Coastal and Marine Forum will be held from April 22 to 26, 2024 in the Republic of Guinea...

Advancing environmental protection in the offshore Oil & Gaz industry

Discussions about the energy sector’s future. Climate change, illicit fishing, and pollution pose risks to the MSGBC coastline, which is rich in biodiversity. The PRCM works with governments, civil...

PRCM participated in the tenth WACA ResIP Regional Steering Committee in Mauritania

The tenth meeting of the WACA ResIP Regional Steering Committee was held in Nouakchott, Mauritania on 12-13 July with the participation of the West Africa Regional Partnership for Coastal and Marine...

Plastic pollution in West Africa: The World Bank sounds the alarm

If the current trend is not reversed, Africa could surpass Asia and become the world’s largest contributor to plastic pollution. In West Africa, an alarming 80% of plastic waste is poorly...

Publication of a white paper on marine biodiversity in West Africa   

During the scientific symposium on biodiversity organised by the MAVA Foundation from 8 to 10 May 2023 in Dakar, PRCM presented a new White Paper on Coastal and Marine Biodiversity in West Africa...