Mombasa Kenya: Blue economy sector such as fisheries and aquaculture are critical for achieving rapid and long-term gains for food security and job growth in Kenya. Kenya’s marine and coastal fishing sector both directly and indirectly employs an estimated two million people. From fishermen, processors, traders, input suppliers, fishing accessory merchants, and providers of connected services….

Youth at Dabaso village at Mida Creek Watamu, a small coastal town in Kenya north of Mombasa, have been fattening crabs, selling them to hotels, and educating residents about mangrove protection for nearly 20 years. The youths were concerned about the rapid destruction of mangrove trees along the creeks. Poison and mosquito nets were utilised…

Watamu Kenya: Mangrove forests that formed the ocean shoreline at Majaoni village along Mtwapa Creek in Mombasa County collapsed in the 1990s as towns grew and demand for building materials increased. As a result, the crabs, prawns and fish on this shoreline vanished. Furry Ambari, the Community Environment Sustainable Mari culture, and friends joined forces…