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ANGOLA - BENIN - CAMEROON - CONGO - CÔTE D'IVOIRE - DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - EQUATORIAL GUINEA - GABON - GHANA - GUINEA - GUINEA BISSAU - LIBERIA - NIGERIA - SAO TOME & PRINCIPE - SIERRA LEONE - TOGO
MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL AD-
VISORY GROUP ON BIODIVERSITY,
ACCRA, GHANA, 26 FEBRUARY - 02
MARCH, 2007
As part of regional activities to develop appropriate
strategies for the protection and conservation of the region's
biodiversity, the IGCC organized the Meeting of the
Technical Advisory Group on Biodiversity, from February
L-R: Madam Therese Edorh, Togo, Prof Alfred Oteng
to 02 March, 2007.
Yeboah, Ghana, Hon. Daniel Dugan, Deputy Minister of
Fisheries, Ghana, Prof. Chidi Ibe, Executive Secretary,
The Group, chaired by Prof. Alfred Oteng- Yeboah, the IGCC
IGCC/Regional Director, GCLME Project and Mr.
Jonathan Allottey, Executive Director, E.P.A., Ghana.
Regional Consultant on Biodiversity, and chairman of the
Ghana National Biodiversity Committee, was assigned the
task of Improving National Biodiversity Action Plans,
Updating the Regional Biodiversity Action Plan and finalizing
the nature and kind of museum collections to be displayed in
the Biodiversity Museum located in the Regional Marine
Productivity and Biodiversity Centre, University of Ghana,
Legon.
The Guest of Honour for the opening, Deputy Minister for
Fisheries, Hon. Daniel Dugan, charged the experts to evolve
strategies to ensure that coastal and marine resources are
used sustainably, in conformity with international obligations
of the Convention on Biodiversity.
The Angolan participants. L-R: Mr. Manuel José
Fernandes and Mrs Tania Celia Do Amaral Mandinga
The Executive Secretary/Regional Director, Prof. Chidi Ibe,
Da Silva Ramos. In the Background, Ms. Sylvia
asked the delegates to be steadfast in pursuit of the task
Nsenkyire, National Programme Assistant for Ghana.
assigned them and expressed optimism that the Group would
formulate appropriate strategies to enhance and conserve
the coastal and marine biological resources of the GCLME.
A cross section of participants at the Meeting. L-R
Mr. Pedro Malavo Nsene & Esono Masiemangue
Paulino, Equatorial Guinea. Back row: Prof. Emmanuel
Obot, from Nigeria, Prof. A.K.Armah from Ghana

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March, 2007
SECOND TRAINING WORKSHOP
FOR NGOS ON INTEGRATED AND
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF
COASTAL AND MARINE AREAS
MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL AND
MARINE AREAS, 26-30 MARCH, 2007
Mass communication, in the context of the management of
coastal and marine environment, is an increasing valuable
L-R Dr. Chika Ukwe, UNIDO, Prof. A.K. Armah, Head, De-
tool to ensure effective management of the coastal and marine
partment of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of
environment.
Ghana, Hon Kwamena Bartels (MP), Minister for Infor-
mation and National Orientation, Ghana, Prof Chidi Ibe,
It is in this regard that the IGCC hosted Representatives of
Executive Secretary/Regional Director, Dr. Stephen Duah
multidisciplinary NGOs within the region at the Second
Yentumi, UNDP Assistant Resident Representative
Training Workshop on Integrated and Sustainable Management
of Coastal and Marine Areas, from 26-30 March. This was a
follow up to the First Workshop held in September, 2005.
The training was focused on basic concepts of IEC
(Information, Education and Communication), and on
Hon Kwamena
sustainable financing mechanisms of NGO activities in coastal
Bartels (MP) during
and marine areas. This contributes to the IGCC's goal of
his Keynote Address.
equipping the various actors in the coastal and marine areas
of the GCLME with the necessary qualifications, information
and approaches towards integrated environmental and living
resources management as well as ensuring continuity to their
activities through sustainable financing.
Other activities undertaken by the participants during the
workshop included the election of new Executives for the
IGCC-NGO Coordination Taskforce and Finalization of a
Memorandum of Understanding on the IGCC-NGOs
Partnership,
The Guest of Honour for the Opening Ceremony, the Minister
for Information and National Orientation, Ghana, Hon.
Kwamena Bartels (MP) charged NGOs present to reflect on
ways of working together to create a conducive environment
for regional cooperation and collaborative capacity building
to combat the depletion of living resources and also eliminate
the threat to fish food security on which majority of coastal
populations in the region depend for economic benefits.
Executives of the IGCC-NGO Taskforce Coordination Unit
Sitting L-R: Salteria Mendes (Treasurer, CA), Vincent
Agnimel, (President) Mme Innocentia Guedegbe (Trea-
He was optimistic that the meeting would bring to bear
surer, WA).Standing L-R: Issac Ato Dodd (Auditor, WA),
strategies to facilitate information dissemination and
Dr. Francis Nunoo (Vice President, WA), Johnny Aniebiet
management by NGOs
(Secretary, WA), Nicaise Moulombi (Secretary, CA), Mr.
Alphonse Dinonga (Vice President, CA)
WA: West Africa, CA: Central Africa
C o p y r i g h t , I G C C , 2 0 0 7

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March, 2007
ANALYSIS OF STOMACH CONTENTS
FROM FISHERY RESOURCES SUR-
VEY, MARCH 26-30, 2007
From 26-30th March, IGCC Fisheries Experts from
Angola, Ghana, Nigeria, Sao Tome & Principe and Sierra
Leone met in Angola, to analyze stomach contents of
samples from the 2006 Fishery Resources Survey.
The workshop aimed at :
Promoting the ecosystem-based approach to
resource management.
To establish relationships between primary
Ibrahim Turay from Sierra Leone analysing fish samples at labora-
carrying capacity and fish yields.
tory in Luanda, Angola.
Understanding interations in biodiversiy of the
marine ecosystem (feeding ecology of fishes)
Analyse stomach content of major species to
identify prey items to come up with a model
(ecopath) to forcast and predict changes in the
ecosystem as they affect the biomass of fish species
The results of the analyses will be used for stock assessment
of the region's fishery resources through the assessment
of food intakes at various trophic levels and the formulation
of models for multispecies fisheries in the sub-region
This significantly contributes to efforts being undertaken
by the IGCC to enhance the recovery of fish stocks and
subsequently fish food security for the regions 300 million
plus people.
Mrs Catherine Isebor, Ms. Aline Capela Fernandes de Castro and
other scientists at work.
Mrs. Francisca Delgado, Director of INIP,
Luanda, Angola with some participants dur-
ing the closing diner on 29th March 2007.
C o p y r i g h t , I G C C , 2 0 0 7

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March, 2007
UPDATES
CONGRATULATIONS
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The Executive Secretary/Regional Director
attended FAO Consultative Meeting, from
The IGCC wishes to congratulate :
February, 17-23, in Rome Italy. He participated
in technical discussions held at FAO Headquarters
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Mr. Theophile Worou on his appointment as
in Rome on 20 and 21 February 2007 regarding
Directeur de Cabinet, Ministry of Environment
decisions and arrangements for the survey to be
and Protection of Nature, Benin. He remains
carried out by the R/V Dr Fridtjof Nansen in the
the National Director of the GCLME Project.
GCLME area in mid-2007.
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Madam Solange Loubamono, Former Deputy
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The Environment Expert, Dr. Abe, undertook a
Director of Environment, Gabon on her
mission to Togo, from February 21-23 to assist the
appointment as Advisor to the Prime Minister,
National team complete the National Programme
in Charge of Sustainable Development,
of Action (NPA). The document was finalised and
Environment, National Parks and Tourism. She
submitted to National Experts for Amendment.
maintains her position as the Director of the
IGCC Regional Centre for Risk Assessment and
Risk Management.
APPOINTMENTS
National Directors
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Ghana: Mr. Rudolph Kuuzegh, Director of
Environment .
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Gabon: Mr. Massard Makagha, Director General
of Environment
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Guinea Bissau: Joao Raimundo Lopes, General
Director of Environment
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DRC: Mr. Mwamba Nyembo, Ministry of
Environment
Programme Assistants
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Cameroon: Mr. Valentin Wagnoun, Ministry of
Environment and Protection of Nature
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Guinea Bissau : Mr. Octavio Cabral, Department
of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources.
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Sao Tome & Principe: Mr. Lourenco Monteiro de
Jesús, Ministry of Environment
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Togo: Mr. Marc Guinhouya, Ministry of
Environment
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