Therefore, ensuring that the region's resources are managed in an environmentally sustainable way that benefits the most vulnerable communities needs to be a collaborative effort, undertaken at scale.

Each of these seascapes have embedded field teams, who are supported by teams in the capitals of these countries with strong relationships to government and the private sector. These teams are connected regionally through WWF-SWIO, and globally through the WWF Network, providing meaningful local-to-global reach.

In addition to supporting organizations across the five countries already listed, WWF-SWIO also supports community-based and civil-society organizations and networks in Seychelles, Mauritius and the Comoros, which lies in the heart of the Northern Mozambique Channel.