INTERNATIONAL WATERS LEARNING EXCHANGE & RESOURCE NETWORK

IW:LEARN

WELCOME TO THE MARINE HUB

A hub dedicated to Large Marine Ecosystems and their coasts

The Marine Hub is a sub site of the iwlearn.net which serves as a platform for knowledge sharing among the GEF's LME/ICM/MPA/MSP/Fisheries project portfolio and allows showcasing the work conducted by the projects on the field.

A fighting chance for the ocean: All hands on deck
30 Jun 2023
The United Nations (UN) adopted the historic ‘High Seas Treaty’ on the protection and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction or about two-thirds of the wor...
Collaboration key to nurturing the resilience of the oceans we share
07 Jun 2023
In the spirit of World Ocean Day 2023 on 8 June, we should take a moment to consider the work that needs to be done. From marine pollution and climate change to unsustainable practices and decl...
Sargassum: Golden rainforest or nuisance?
07 Jun 2023
Sargassum has garnered a lot of bad press lately – CBS news reported that a 13.5 million metric ton blob of seaweed was set to wash up this summer on the west coast of Florida.These catastrophi...

Ongoing GEF LME Projects worldwide


Arafura and Timor Seas of the North Australian Shelf

Canary Current

Humboldt Current

Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf

South China Sea

The GEF LME:LEARN project provides a sustainable global home for LME activities in the early years of the SDG period. It is designed to improve global ecosystem-based governance of LMEs and their coasts by generating knowledge, building capacity, harnessing public and private partnerships, and supporing south-to-south learning and north-to-north learning.

LME:LEARN PARTNERS