Marine and coastal satellite services to track environmental crime activities (MASTREC)
The MASTREC project focuses on the detection of trafficking of illegal rosewood from Madagascar and illegal charcoal from Somalia/Kenya.
Enhancing Pacific Ocean Governance
The project works with 14 Pacific Islands Countries (PICs) to finalise extended continental shelf boundaries and assist with the technical and legal aspects of defining other maritime boundaries.
Like our initiative in West Africa, this work is important because it will allow countries to develop more cooperative ways to govern their ocean territories. By using regional marine geospatial data, these countries will secure rights over their maritime jurisdictions and resources, defining maritime boundaries in accordance with international law. Modern national legislative frameworks will be developed, and technical personnel will be trained in marine spatial planning as well as improved mapping techniques.
This Activity will support regional organisations and countries in their move towards a more holistic cross-sectoral approach to oceans governance. It is a key deliverable under the Pacific Oceanscapes Initiative, supported by the Pacific Forum Secretariat. The project deliverables are included in the original project document submitted to DFAT and, from the perspective of GRID-Arendal, include the following: