Abstract
The IOC is composed of five member countries with a heterogeneous social and economic profile. The IOC has been pivotal in adopting unified measures to ensure the growth of the member countries and of the region. The synergism exhibited by member countries that are included under the umbrella of the IOC has resulted in a change in outlook towards trade by ensuring sustainable development. This report is a compilation of the important activities carried out by the IOC in the year 2015. The year marked a growing awareness of the need for strengthening and management of biodiversity in the region. The Coastal, Marine, and Island Specific Biodiversity Management in Eastern and Southern Africa–Indian Ocean (ESA-IO) coastal states has received and strategized a €15 million program that aims to strengthen sustainable participatory management of coastal, marine, and island-specific biodiversity in Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Kenya, and Tanzania. The program implemented by the IOC is scheduled to strengthen policies and frameworks promoting the sustainable use of biodiversity; enhance educational tools to manage biodiversity use and support decision makers; improve networking and data exchange systems and statistics; promote best practice and information sharing through thematic biodiversity centres; and contribute to sustainable economic development and sustainable livelihoods.
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