LAUNCH OF REGIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE (RCoE) FOR BIODIVERSITY, FORESTS AND SEASCAPE ECOSYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

The RCoEs are the European Union’s support for the use of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for the green transition and sustainable development in the main dimensions of the Green Deal: forests and biodiversity, water, oceans, energy, sustainable agriculture, and climate change. The RCoEs will enable knowledge and informed decisions in responding to megatrends including climate change, environmental degradation, population growth, technological development and diversification of security threats in Sub-Saharan Africa. The overall objective of the project is to ensure forests, biodiversity and seascape ecosystems in the 24 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa are sustainably managed and continue providing ecosystem services and contribute to the well-being of the populations, by providing improved, regular and updated information for informed decision making.