Progress report for
Blue Planning in Practice: Worldwide MSP training offer to enable ecosystem-based marine and coastal planning and management
Achievement at a glance
The course was implemented through a cooperation between the Blue Solutions initiative, the Mami Wata project, the MarViva foundation and the Wildlife Conservation Society.The participant group consisted of 14 high-level representatives and technical experts that represented the Equatorial Guinean Parliament, the Ministry of Fisheries and Hydrological Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forest and Environment; and the Ministry of Mining and Hydrocarbons as well as the non-governmental sector (academia and NGOs). In addition, three instructors from the Wildlife Conservation Society, MarViva and Blue Solutions were part of the blue training.
All participants very much appreciated the interactive and participatory methodology of the training course and the simplicity of the course to convey complex topics and concepts, for instance through the ecosystem services game and the red/blue negotiation game. People also highlighted the rare opportunity to get in touch with representatives of a diverse range of sectors which is crucial for embarking on the journey to establish a marine spatial plan in real life and outside of Bakul.