Description:

The PRCM was established through a joint initiative by the World Conservation Union - IUCN, the International Foundation for the Banc d'Arguin - FIBA, the Worldwide Fund for Nature - WWF, and Wetlands International - WI, in partnership with the Sub-regional Fisheries Commission - CSRP. Today it represents a coalition of nearly 50 partner institutions whose aim is to coordinate efforts to protect the coastal zone in the region's seaboard countries, i.e. Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Relevant Activities:

Training Research and education Local capacity building Technical assistance Integrated development planning

Target Area:

West Africa

Contact Details:

Address: BP 4167 PRCM Nouakchott Mauritania
Phone: (222) 529 09 77
Email: blandine.melis@iucn.org
Website: www.prcmarine.org

Additional Information:

The purpose of this coordination is to improve the overall coherence of actions, pool available resources, enhance skills at regional level, foster exchanges of experiences, and develop research, training, communication and advocacy action in order to promote a shift toward sustainable development in coastal and marine areas, a change from which human societies will reap the benefits.

Kiosk Manager

Blandine Mélis (communication officer)
TEL: (222)669 1077
Email: blandine.melis@iucn.org