Events Participated

EPCO participated in a workshop organized by the UNEP- Nairobi, Kenya on “The Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities”.

http://www.gpa.unep.org/news.html#46

EPCO was selected for a Poster Presentation about “Anou refaire nou lacaze orite (The re-construction of Artificial Reef for octopus using discarded electric poles)” at WIOMSA- 5th symposium, Durban, S.Africa; 22- 26 Oct 2007.

Fourth National Ocean Science Forum – Mauritian Oceanography Institute: EPCO presented the project “Anou refaire nou lacaze orite”. The article was covered by the Weekend Press (press cuttings).

The Vulnerability Index designed by EPCO for the project ‘Wise Practices for Coping with Climate Change in Mauritius’, funded by the GEF through the UNDP/SGP was presented by EPCO at the International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development, 10-13th May 2008, Bibliotheca, Alexandria, Egypt.

EPCO presented the project ‘Re-construction of Artificial Reef for Octopus using discarded electric poles’ at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Associations for the Study of the Commons (IASC 2008), University of Gloucestershire, UK.