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肯尼亚蒙巴萨——在一片俯瞰印度洋的草坪上，来自肯尼亚沿海地区的一群女性领袖齐聚一堂，展开了一场特殊的对话，分享各自社区的故事，探讨她们面临的挑战，并探索由本地主导的解决方案，以保护海洋生态系统并同时改善生计。\n\n这场名为“女性之声是肯尼亚海洋未来的关键”的座谈会邀请了三位女性，她们在渔业、自然保护和社区领导领域的工作遍及整个海岸线：Ulinzi Africa Foundation创始人兼总监Raabia Hawa；来自拉穆郡（Lamu County）Sanye社区的渔民Amina Komora；以及帕特岛（Pate Island）的红树林恢复带头人Zulfa Hassan。Hassan也被称为“Mama Mikoko”（斯瓦希里语中的红树林母亲）。\n\n会议由兰卡斯特大学教授、皮尤海洋学者（Pew Marine Fellow）兼Oceana董事会成员Christina Chemtai Hicks博士主持。Hicks的研究重点包括渔业治理与保护、粮食正义与营养，以及谁从海洋开发中受益、谁又为此付出代价。备受赞誉的女演员、海洋倡导者兼Oceana大使Kate Walsh也参与了这场特别对话。Walsh正利用其巨大的平台影响力，迫使全球决策者超越冷冰冰的临床数据去关注现实。\n\n小型渔业社区在气候韧性方面发挥的作用正日益受到认可，但在关于海洋保护的全球讨论中，它们却往往被忽视。随着各方代表聚集在蒙巴萨出席首次在非洲大陆举办的“我们的海洋”大会，倡导者们表示，至关重要的是，这些社区尤其是女性，必须在影响海洋和海岸生态系统未来的决策中发出强有力的声音。\n\n通过WhatsApp和LinkedIn关注最新头条新闻。\n\n据报道，小型渔业对全球热带海岸线沿海社区的生计和粮食安全至关重要。它们对海洋和海岸环境的管理，也有助于保护海岸线免受气候相关威胁的影响，保护重要的蓝碳栖息地，并在面临日益严峻的环境和经济挑战的地区建立韧性。在全球范围内，每12人中就有1人依赖小型渔业，其中近半数是女性。她们的贡献不容忽视。\n\nWalsh表示：“我们一次又一次地看到，当地方社区协助主导时，保护工作才是最强有力、最成功的。持久的保护需要伙伴关系。土著人民、沿海社区、手工渔民和地方领袖必须在决策桌上占有一席之地。”\n\n来自渔业和沿海社区的女性表示，尽管她们与海洋以及社区赖以生存的自然资源有着深厚的联系，但她们往往仍然被排斥在决策过程之外。

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Mombasa, Kenya — On a lawn overlooking the Indian Ocean, a group of women leaders from coastal Kenya sat together for a special conversation to share stories from their communities, discuss the challenges they face, and explore locally led solutions for protecting marine ecosystems while strengthening livelihoods.

The discussion, titled "Women's Voices Are Key to the Future of Kenya's Ocean," featured three women whose work in fisheries, conservation and community leadership spans the coast: Raabia Hawa, founder and director of the Ulinzi Africa Foundation; Amina Komora, a fisher from the Sanye community in Lamu County; and Zulfa Hassan, the mangrove restoration leader from Pate Island. Hassan is also known as "Mama Mikoko" (Mother Mangrove in Swahili).

The moderator of the session was Dr Christina Chemtai Hicks, a professor at Lancaster University, a Pew Marine Fellow, and an Oceana board member. Hicks's research focuses on fisheries governance and conservation, food justice and nutrition, and who benefits from and pays for ocean exploitation. Kate Walsh, acclaimed actress, ocean advocate and Oceana ambassador, joined the special conversation. Walsh is using her massive platform to force global policymakers to look beyond clinical data and con

Small-scale fishing communities are increasingly recognised for their role in climate resilience, but are often overlooked in global discussions on ocean conservation. As delegates gather in Mombasa for the first Our Ocean Conference on African soil, advocates say it is vital that these communities, especially women, have a significant voice in decisions that impact the future of marine and coastal ecosystems.

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It is reported that small-scale fisheries are essential to the livelihoods and food security of coastal communities on tropical coastlines around the world. Their stewardship of marine and coastal environments also helps protect shorelines from climate-related threats, conserves important blue carbon habitats and builds resilience in areas facing mounting environmental and economic challenges. Globally, one in 12 people rely on small-scale fishing, almost half of them women. Their contributions

"We've seen time and again that conservation is at its strongest and most successful when local communities help lead," said Walsh. "And lasting protections require partnership. Indigenous Peoples, coastal communities, artisanal fishers, and local leaders must have a meaningful seat at the table."

The women from fishing and coastal communities said that they often remain excluded from decision-making processes despite their deep connection to the ocean and the natural resources on which their communities depend.

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