USAID backs $6.3 million Madagascan sea cucumber and seaweed project in the United States

Published 2022년 4월 15일

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USAID has announced a series of initiatives aimed at addressing the climate crisis and elevating climate work. These initiatives include a variety of programs to support small-scale fisheries and aquaculture, promote climate resilience in cities, create sustainable blue economies, and improve natural resource governance. Additionally, USAID has announced a new partnership with Norad and the launch of the Ocean Conservation Pledge, encouraging countries to conserve at least 30% of their national ocean waters by 2030.

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The orgnisation says that the initiatives are part of its effort “to elevate climate work and address the climate crisis”, by initiating new programs that address the conference themes. These include: Several programs to advance small-scale fisheries and aquaculture, including up to $21 million to address the drivers of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the Pacific Islands region through the OurFish OurFuture and Pacific Coastal Fisheries Management and Compliance projects; and the new Sustainable Fish Asia project, which will award up to $13.9 million to improve management of marine biodiversity and fisheries resources in the Indo-Pacific region.The $15 million Climate Resilient Cities program in the Philippines, to help climate vulnerable cities strengthen their resilience by adapting to, mitigating, and enduring the impacts of climate change. The $6.3 million NOSY MANGA Restorative Aquaculture for Nature and Communities project. ...

Source: Thefishsite