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The GGGI is hosting a roundtable discussion with our African based members based on end-of-life fishing gear solutions on different scales in Africa. The aim is to discuss potential challenges and opportunities regarding EOLFG solutions. We will be hosting this ~2 hour virtual event via Zoom on December 2, 2026 at 17:00:00 UTC (please click here to see the event in your time zone).
Please see the provisional agenda below, which includes three main themes for the roundtable. Each theme will consist of a panel of one or two speakers who will have roughly 5 - 10 minutes to present their work, followed by approximately 20 - 30 minutes of discussion time. We will have some pre-prepared questions to facilitate the discussion, however, we will strongly encourage questions and discussion items from the audience.
Brief welcome and introduction from GGGI (5 minutes)
Theme 1: EOLFG Solutions at a Community Scale (40 minutes)
Speakers (10 minutes):
Emmanuel Sofa, Executive Director - Stand out For Environmental Restoration Initiative
Ayamba Achare, Founder & Executive Director - Environment and Food Foundation Cameroon
Discussion (30 minutes)
Theme 2: EOLFG at a Commercial Scale
Speakers (10 minutes):
Venan Sondo, Executive Director - Chaint Afrique
Estelle van der Merwe, Managing Director - OCEAN Action Network
Discussion (30 minutes)
Theme 3: EOLFG Policy Research
Speaker (10 minutes):
Dr. Drake Sempijja, Doctoral Researcher - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Discussion (20 minutes)
Concluding remarks from GGGI: 5 mins
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