DLIST ASCLME was created to help provide access to information for all stakeholders who have an interest in the welfare of Western Indian Ocean, its coastal areas and local communities. It hopes to do this in the first place by helping people connect with each other.
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New discussions
The following discussions have recently been posted in the general discussion group.
DLIST BCLME
Did you know? There is another DLIST community for the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem, which is a current along the south-western side of Africa. Please visit www.dlist-benguela.org as many lessons learned can be shared between the two Communities of Practice (COPs).
Film festival
DLIST-ASCLME makes available a travelling film festival that contains a delightful mixture of local and international films on the Western Indian Ocean and East African coastal areas. The film festival is ideal for group showing as long as you have access to a data projector. To host the film festival yourself at no charge contact the DLIST administration.
There is more information on the film festival on the DLIST Benguela site. For a short history of the film festival, click here; also see more detail on the documentaries.
ASCLME Film
The film festival also includes a beautiful educational film commissioned by the ASCLME Project that was shot in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and the Seychelles. Shipping is free for local communities while minimal shipping charges may apply to other parties.
The ASCLME Project
Over the next five years, the nine countries of the western Indian Ocean region, including Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa and Tanzania, will work together through the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems (ASCLME) Project.
Welcome to DLIST ASCLME
The DLIST ASCLME registered users form an online community from all sectors of society that shares the common aim of promoting sound management of the Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems. Join this growing community to share information and make your voice heard through discussion forums that provide input into the strategic planning process for the region that is managed by the ASCLME Project. Only through collective planning by all parties can we ensure sustainable resource and equitable development for the benefit of the people of the region and humankind.
The Western Indian Ocean not only is a treasure trove of irreplaceable biodiversity...
but also a place where millions of people depend for their livelihoods on the rich but dwindling marine and coastal resources. Sound management of these resources will require effort by everyone. DLIST ASCLME aims to make information available to its online users as well as remote communities that can only be reached by other means of communication. Everyone’s voice is important and no one is excluded. DLIST stands for Distance Learning and Information Sharing and the site offers basic distance learning courses and a variety of mechanisms for information sharing.
DLIST Demonstration Sites
The DLIST demonstration sites provide opportunity for stakeholders without access to internet to actively take part in the planning process for the ASCLME Project:
