On Tuesday 11th April 2023, the Centre for Coastal Management (CCM) celebrated its 10th anniversary with a grand launch event held at the School of Medical Sciences Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.
On Tuesday 11th April 2023, the Centre for Coastal Management (CCM) celebrated its 10th anniversary with a grand launch event held at the School of Medical Sciences Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.
Marine ecosystems and their biodiversity are valuable resources exploited for fisheries. In Africa, marine fisheries play a vital socio-economic role in terms of employment generation, food supply, and international currency exchange. However, various environmental problems caused by anthropogenic activities, have led to a decline in fishing catches and loss of biodiversity.
A two-day training has been held for the staff of the Anloga District Assembly and Forestry Commission in Anloga on the use of drones for mapping under the Coasts-Under-Control project within the Centre for Coastal Management, UCC. The training came off as part of community extension services of the project funded by the “Jeunes Equipes Associées à l'IRD” (JEAI) Program which is one of the main scientific cooperation schemes of the (Institute of Research for development,IRD).
The Marine Litter Network (MALNET) is an Inter-ACE Impact thematic network which seeks to promote a network of research and development actors, to accelerate scientific research in marine litter and coastal degradation, and strengthen the interlinkages and partnerships between ACE Impact Centres and collaborators across the West Africa Region as a whole.