This State of the Coast for mainland Tanzania is the fourth in the series that provides an update of the status and trends in the condition and use of mainland Tanzania’s coastal and marine environment and its contribution to improving livelihoods of coastal communities, local economies and national development. This fourth edition’s theme of “Transitioning to Blue Economy: Contribution of Coastal and Marine Environment” is drawn from the national agenda on the blue economy that was first introduced in the second National Five-Year Development Plan 2016/17-2020/21 (URT 2016) and is being pursued in the third National Five-Year Development Plan 2021/22-2025/26 (URT 2021). This publication contains six parts with 19 chapters prepared by a team of mixed academia, managers and practitioners representing a diverse spectrum of coastal and marine environment and associated human activities.
The production of the publication was supported by the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) through its European Union-funded Regional Biodiversity Project, the Nairobi Convention, and the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA).
The State of the Coast for mainland Tanzania will be launched on 31 May 2024.