Without stronger commitments and better data, the path to true recovery for sharks like the shortfin mako remains uncertain. The new rules offer hope... but also a warning that time may be running out ...

“High tourism taxes is a hindrance to regional travel,” said Jean Claude de L’Estrac, the Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), during the official launching of the Indian Ocea “High ...

At the most recent round of Indian Ocean tuna talks, countries adopted measures to curb shark finning, expand the scope of bans that prohibit fishers from holding on to sharks caught as bycatch and ...

Aiming to cut telecommunication costs, Indian Ocean nations are moving ahead on a fiber-optic cable project to connect countries in the region to each other and to intercontinental networks. The ...

Addis Ababa, January 25, 2025 (ENA)—The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the African ...