# @unesco on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=ME3wR5-Y3zQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69958999-unesco-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-27T08:41:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UNESCO (@unesco) — https://gondola.cc/unesco

## Caption

At the 2026 edition of the Environmental DNA (eDNA) Training for Africa and the Adjacent Island States, 30 ocean experts from 14 Eastern and Southern Africa countries, including Early Ocean Career Professionals (#ECOPs), gathered at Pwani University in Kenya for an intensive hands-on training to gain experience in the entire eDNA process. 

With 439 key marine biodiversity areas, Africa and the Adjacent Island States are home to a rich diversity of ocean life. However, a substantial amount of this biodiversity remains undocumented. 

Environmental DNA allows scientists to detect species by analysing traces of DNA found in water. This provides a simple and cost-effective way to monitor marine biodiversity and protect ecosystems in the region, helping to strengthen regional capacity for marine biodiversity monitoring.

Beyond technical skills, this training also supported researchers from across the continent to work together and advance ocean science by Africans, for Africans. 

This training is organized by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO's Sub Commission for Africa & the Adjacent Island States (IOCAFRICA) with the support of the IOC's OceanTeacher Global Academy and the International Ocean Data and Information Exchange (IODE) programme, Pwani University, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), and RTC Ghana (University of Ghana), and co-sponsored by the Ocean Decade Capacity Development Facility.

🔗 Find more info about this training here: https://ow.ly/VFsN50ZvHs1 
🔗 Learn more about the Ocean Decade Capacity Development Facility here: https://ow.ly/5e1a50ZvHs0

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