Coastal Sustainable Environmental and Economic Development (COSEED)
The Sea Turtle Directory
Country: Kenya
Organization / Project Name: Coastal Sustainable Environmental and Economic Development (COSEED)/Enhancing locals' and Indigenous knowledge role in the management of the newly created LMMA and sea turtles in Kinyaole seascape, Kenya.
Website: www.coseed.org
Email: info@coseed.org
Description: Coastal Sustainable Environmental and Economic Development (COSEED) aims to Enhancing locals' and Indigenous knowledge role in the management of the newly created LMMA and sea turtles in Kinyaole seascape, Kenya.
Species of focus: Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), Loggerheads (Caretta caretta), Hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata), Olive ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea), Leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea)
Volunteer program: Yes
Tourist activities (Y/N): Yes
Primary Areas of Work: Fisheries bycatch reduction / management, Nesting beach monitoring, Pollution mitigation, Beach protection, Environmental education/community outreach, In water research