WOMEN OCEAN GUARDIANS: AFRICA CONVENING DECLARATION

Twenty-six women – protected area managers, fishers, and coastal community leaders from 11 African nations – gathered on the Kenyan coast in the days prior, coming together for the first time as an African collective and issuing a declaration for dignity, justice, and healthy oceans. They were joined by women leaders from the Latin America and Caribbean group, the founding hub of the Women Ocean Guardians, who crossed an ocean to stand in solidarity and forge the first links of a truly global network