Wetlands and aquatic environments, which are home to a rich biodiversity of plants and animals, are threatened worldwide by strong anthropogenic pressures exacerbated by climate change and the proliferation of invasive species. Solutions are proposed to reverse the trend.
Session opening – Mayor of Ross Bethio
Presentation of the 3 selected projects - 30 mn each project
Screening of the documentary film on the rehabilitation of Ndiael
Intervention of community representatives
Discussions
End of the session
Project 1 – Project to support the implementation of the Management Plan of the Ndiaël Special Avifauna Reserve - 1E2
Project 2 – Global biodiversity monitoring with environmental DNA - 1E3
Project 3 – Socio-economic empowerment of communities living along the Ossa Lake Wildlife Reserve (tbc)
Innovation Environnement et Developpement Durable (IE2D)
SPYGEN
Young Volunteers for Environment Cameroon
IUCN – Association Intervillageoise du Ndiael (AIV) – Ramsar Convention – Réseau des Parlementaires et Élus du Sénégal (REPES) – Direction des Eaux et Forêts du Sénégal – African Development Bank – Office des Lacs et Cours d’Eau (OLAC)
Threats to aquatic biodiversity and wetlands are understood
Solutions to rehabilitate threatened wetlands and combat invasive plants are shared
Stakeholders are committed to halting the loss of aquatic biodiversity and rehabilitating wetlands
