Maritime Trade and Biological Invasions Management: A Seaport Platform of Environmental Surveillance in Cotonou, Benin, as a Pilot Multi-Stakeholder Initiative

Tasnime Adamjy; Arlette Tchabi; Philippe Gauthier; Gualbert Houemenou; Georg Goergen; Fabrice Gouriveau; Sylvestre Badou; Henri-Joël Dossou; Jonas Etougbetche; Antoine S. Lokossou; Antoine A. Missihoun; Mahoutin Kindomissi; François T. Ouinsou; Halalou Ali Mamam; Thomas A. Bagan; Laurent Faton; Yao Abotsi; Richard Akanni-Ediko; Rock Aikpon; Hervé Akodogbo; Elie Dannon; Hervé Corbel; Gauthier Dobigny

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Maritime Trade and Biological Invasions Management: A Seaport Platform of Environmental Surveillance in Cotonou, Benin, as a Pilot Multi-Stakeholder Initiative

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Maritime Trade and Biological Invasions Management: A Seaport Platform of Environmental Surveillance in Cotonou, Benin, as a Pilot Multi-Stakeholder Initiative

Tasnime Adamjy, Arlette Tchabi, Philippe Gauthier, Gualbert Houemenou, Georg Goergen, Fabrice Gouriveau, Sylvestre Badou, Henri-Joël Dossou, Jonas Etougbetche, Antoine S. Lokossou, …

Cities and the Environment, Vol.17(2)

11/2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15365/cate.2024.170201

Abstract

science society interface

invasive species

transport

science operationalization

Benin

science-society relationship

sea transport

management of biological invasions

managing biological invasions

environmental monitoring

environmental surveillance

stakeholder coordination

To our knowledge, this platform is the first laboratory dedicated to the monitoring and management of invasive species to be built inside the walls of an African seaport. Its creation has benefitted from a combination of favorable factors, and its existence has resulted from a long-term, multi-stakeholder and still ongoing process that we here describe and analyze. We believe that the PPSE is an innovative science-guided operational initiative that may be useful to replicate in other settings throughout the world.

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Title: Maritime Trade and Biological Invasions Management: A Seaport Platform of Environmental Surveillance in Cotonou, Benin, as a Pilot Multi-Stakeholder Initiative
Creators - without role: Tasnime Adamjy - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Arlette Tchabi - Progamme National Contre le Tuberculose
Philippe Gauthier - Agropolis International
Gualbert Houemenou - Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Georg Goergen - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Fabrice Gouriveau - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Sylvestre Badou - Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Henri-Joël Dossou - École Polytechnique
Jonas Etougbetche - Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Antoine S. Lokossou - Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou
Antoine A. Missihoun - Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Mahoutin Kindomissi - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
François T. Ouinsou - Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Halalou Ali Mamam - Port Autonome de Cotonou
Thomas A. Bagan - Progamme National Contre le Tuberculose
Laurent Faton - Progamme National Contre le Tuberculose
Yao Abotsi - Progamme National Contre le Tuberculose
Richard Akanni-Ediko - Progamme National Contre le Tuberculose
Rock Aikpon - Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou
Hervé Akodogbo - Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Elie Dannon - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Hervé Corbel - Belgian Cooperation Agency - ENABEL
Gauthier Dobigny - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Publication Details: Cities and the Environment, Vol.17(2)
Grant note: We wish to thank warmly the Cotonou seaport authorities who have accepted to join, to support and to make new premises available for the PPSE initiative. The project was funded primarily by Enabel through the PASPort/PPSE supportive action which, among many other aspects (equipment, consumables, travels, workshops), included bursaries for three postdoc fellows (SB, HJD and JE), two PhD students (MK and AL) and one MSc student (FO). We also acknowledge IRD for the funding of one expert four-year long stay in Benin (GD), three long duration mission (PG), one PhD thesis bursary (SB) on PPSE-related issues, several communication actions, as well as capacity building (training by CBGP, MARBEC and MIVEGEC colleagues).
Identifiers: 9939103809311
Academic Unit: Université de Montpellier
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-04934745