An Exchange Visit Linking Yawri Bay (Sierra Leone) and Joal (Senegal) 
Thirteen Sierra Leonean delegates recently visited the Joal Marine Protected Area in Senegal. Authorities from the fishery and forestry departments, parliamentarians, civil society and fishermen of Yawri bay interrogated, observed, and experienced first-hand the functioning of the Joal marine protected area. The seven day exchange visit is part of a process establishing at least two marine protected areas within Sierra Leone, starting with the Yawri bay area.
Below, WIA Communications talks to some of the representatives about their expectations.
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The Malian government has made public plans to launch a sustainable development guide by September 2010. Speaking to Wetlands International’s Mali Progamme Coordinator, Bakary Kone, the ministry of environment confirmed that they were indeed in the final stages of reviewing the guide expected to provide a common vision for all Inner Niger Delta activities in Mali. Covering ten years, the first 3 year phase has been guaranteed funding by the Swedish and Dutch governments that also invested into the development of the guide.
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