Dugong Conservation Strategy in East Africa
Posted on November, 26 2004
In 2001, in recognition of the need for effective management of dugongs in the WIO region, Decision CP.3/4 of the 3rd Conference of the Parties of the Nairobi Convention requested regional and international organisations to facilitate the development of a regional initiative to protect the dugong. In response to this decision, UNEP with assistance from WWF provided financial support for countries in the region to carry out rapid national assessments of dugong status, the overall aim being to recognise key locations, critical habitats and threats to dugongs and to identify emergency conservation strategies and actions.
Report Contents1. Introduction
2. Background Context
2.1 Western Indian Ocean region
2.2 Existing programmes in the WIO involved in dugong conservation
3. Global and Regional Dugong Conservation Status and Distribution
4. Dugong Biology and Life History
4.1 Taxonomy and description
4.2 Life History and reproductive ecology
4.3 Habitat and diet
4.4 Movements
5. Threats
6. Aims
7. Methods
7.1 Literature review and consultation
7.2 Questionnaire survey
8. Results (National Dugong Assessments)
8.1 KENYA
8.1.1 Summary
8.1.2 General background
8.1.3 Dugong status and distribution
8.1.4 Uses and myths
8.1.5 Threats
8.1.6 Policy and legislation
8.1.7 On-going / proposed conservation and research activities
8.1.8 Recommendations
8.2 TANZANIA
8.2.1 Summary
8.2.2 General background
8.2.3 Dugong status and distribution
8.2.4 Uses and myths
8.2.5 Threats
8.2.6 Policy and legislation
8.2.7 On-going / proposed education, research and management activities
8.2.8 Recommendations
8.3 MOZAMBIQUE
8.3.1 Summary
8.3 2 General background
8.3.3 Dugong status and distribution
8.3.4 Uses and myths
8.3.5 Threats
8.3.6 Policy and legislation
8.3.7 On-going / proposed conservation and research activities
8.3.8 Recommendations
8.4 MADAGASCAR
8.4.1 Summary
8.4.2 General background
8.4.3 Dugong status and distribution
8.4.4 Uses and myths
8.4.5 Threats
8.4.6 Policy and legislation
8.4.7 Recommendations
8.5 SEYCHELLES
8.5.1 Summary
8.5 2 General background
8.5.3 Dugong status and distribution
8.5.4 Threats
8.5.5 Policy and legislation
8.5.6 On-going / proposed conservation and management activities
8.5.7 Recommendations
8.6 UNION OF THE COMOROS
8.6.1 Summary
8.6.2 General description
8.6.3 Dugong status and distribution
8.6.4 Threats
8.6.5 Policy and Legislation
8.6.6 On-going / proposed conservation and management activities
8.6.7 Recommendations
8.7 MAYOTTE / REUNION
8.7.1 Summary
8.7.2 General description
8.7.3 Dugong status and distribution
8.7.4 Threats
8.7.5 Policy and legislation
8.7.6 On-going / proposed dugong conservation and research activities
8.7.7 Recommendations
9. WIO Regional Synthesis
9.1 Dugong status and distribution
9.2 Threats
10. Priority Conservation Actions
11. Conclusion
