A project aimed at strengthening cooperation and transboundary management of coastal and marine resources to improve food security and climate change resilience has been launched in Accra yesterday.
The project titled, "Use of Marine Spatial Planning in the Gulf of Guinea for the Implementation of Payment for Ecosystem Services and Coastal Nature-based Solutions (MarEcoPlan)", would ensure the sustainable management of coastal and marine ecosystems in Ghana.
It is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented in three of the Fisheries Committee of the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) member states thus, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Togo.
Speaking at the launch, the Director of Marine Fisheries Management Division of the Fisheries Commission (FC), Maame Esi Bordah-Quayson said that the marine and ecosystems were being threatened by environmental challenges, hence, the vital need for the project. "Let us seize this opportunity to make the difference in our coastal and marine ecosystem, devoid of unhealthy conflicts and safeguard these precious resources, which provides millions of fishers for the country," she said.