Nairobi Convention Discussion Forum

The first Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone corvina chicks to fledge successfully outside La Digue Island, Seychelles for over 60 years is flying on Denis Island, a coral island in the inner Seychelles group. The newly-fledged birds are flying well, very noisy, and being fed by their parents –"typical normal and healthy flycatcher chicks", according to Nirmal Shah, Director of BirdLife Partner Nature Seychelles, the Species Guardian for the paradise-flycatcher.

Published by All Africa News; 8 June 2009

A healthy ocean is vital to a prosperous world as it helps absorb excess carbon dioxide as well as provides jobs and food to people. This is according to Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Buyelwa Sonjica who was speaking at an event in Gansbaai to mark World Oceans Day.

Themed "One Ocean, One Climate, One Future", the World Oceans Day highlights that the ocean can never be separated from the fight to combat climate change, which is also the focus of National Environment month proceedings.

Published by European Commission; 3 June 2009

Published by IRIN News 20 May, 2009

Several large African cities are at risk from rising sea levels and intense storms, experts warn. Poor neighbourhoods and slums in Bugama and Okrika in Nigeria, Freetown in Sierra Leone, Bathurst in the Gambia and Tanga in Tanzania, are especially vulnerable.

Published by UNEP News Centre, 8 June 2009

At a time when the world's oceans are facing unprecedented pressures from human impacts in the marine environment, a new decision-making tool is being launched to provide the most current and relevant information about marine and coastal biodiversity and its protection status.

Global:
Report Brings to the Surface the Growing Global Problem of Marine Litter
Published by UNEP News Centre, 8 June 2009
From discarded fishing gear to plastic bags to cigarette butts, a growing tide of marine litter is harming oceans and beaches worldwide, says a new report. The report, the first-ever attempt to take stock of the marine litter situation in the 12 major regional seas around the world, was launched on World Oceans Day by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Ocean Conservancy.

An international ocean conservation report says Kenya’s coastal waters are chocking with debris.

The report, A Rising Tide of Ocean Debris and What We Can Do About It, identifies used shotgun shells, condoms, fridges, gas cookers and bottles as some of the waste, making Kenya the second worst ocean polluter of in Africa after Nigeria.

Kenya is among five countries covered by the report, with more than 91,000 items collected at its coastline against Nigeria’s one million pieces of debris.