CORDIO East Africa

Founded in 1999, CORDIO East Africa is a non-governmental organisation based in Bamburi, Mombasa, Kenya working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, science & research +1 more.

CORDIO East Africa is a non-governmental research and conservation organisation based in Mombasa, Kenya. It works on marine and coastal ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean, combining marine scientific research with conservation policy and practice at local and regional scales. Originally founded in 1999 as a regional research network focused on coral reef science, it was registered as a non-profit organisation in Kenya in 2003. Its work spans coral reef monitoring, fisheries and threatened species research, shark and ray conservation, community-based marine management, blue tourism and policy advocacy. It works with coastal communities and beach management units, and states an aim of improving the health and resilience of marine ecosystems and coastal people's wellbeing in the Western Indian Ocean.