| dc.contributor.author | Tambinyuo, Frambo Martin | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Seisay, Mohamed | |
| dc.contributor.editor | Nadiope, Eric | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | CAMEROON | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | CONGO, DR | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | GHANA | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | TUNISIA | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-06T09:49:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-06T09:49:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | AU-IBAR, 2023. Status of Ratification, Adoption and Implementation of key Continental and International Instruments related to aquatic biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and environmental management in the West, Central African Union Member States | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.au-ibar.org/handle/123456789/1653 | |
| dc.description.abstract | African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) contracted the services of a consultant to undertake the assessment of Global, Continental and Regional Conventions and Agreements (Instruments) related to Environmental Sustainability and Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation to facilitate their Adoption, Ratification and Implementation (West-Central and Northern) Africa Regions; with Cameroon, DR Congo, Ghana and Tunisia as specific case studies for the cited Regions. Effective field work
was undertaken within the above-mentioned Countries with the exception of Tunisia. Key stakeholders were identified with additional contacts from AU-IBAR database including Regional Economic Communities (REC`s). We adopted a multi-stakeholder and multi-disciplinary approach to administer a 5-page baseline questionnaire, focused group discussions and one-on-one open-end interviews. We identified three ecosystems, the Guinea Current Large Marine Ecosystem, the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem and the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem as major ecosystems adjacent to the identified Regions. A
total of 54 Instruments were analysed (42 Global and 12 Continental Instruments). The Instruments were analysed using Trans-boundary Data Analysis, Correlation and Triangulation to obtain the rate of adoption, ratification and implementation within the West-Central and Northern African Regions. The study further revealed that, Countries within the Northern Africa Region have ratified, adopted and are implementing almost 80% of relevant Global Instruments relating to environmental sustainability and aquatic biodiversity conservation with almost half the rate to relevant Continental Instruments, while Countries within the
Western Africa Regions have ratified, partially adopted and are poorly implementing 43% of relevant Global Instruments on environmental sustainability and aquatic biodiversity conservation against 70% on Continental Instruments with Countries of the Central Africa Region narrowing down with 37% and 55% as ratification, adopted and implemented respective ratios of relevant Global and Continental Instruments. There is need for greater synergy and greater collaboration from the Regional Economic Communities and the African Union and prospective technical and financial partners to reverse the present trends on the rates of ratification, adoption and implementation of relevant Global and Continental Instruments that will ensure enhanced environmental sustainability and a more sustainable aquatic biodiversity life on Planet Earth | en |
| dc.format.extent | 85p. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | AU-IBAR | en |
| dc.subject | Environmental Sustainability | en |
| dc.subject | Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation | en |
| dc.subject | Global, Continental and Regional Conventions and Agreements | en |
| dc.title | Status of Ratification, Adoption and Implementation of key Continental and International Instruments related to aquatic biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and environmental management in the West, Central African Union Member States | en |
| dc.type | Case Study | en |