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Cameroonian marine scientist, Dr Aristide Kamla. (@KamlaTakoukam/X formerly Twitter)
It took Cameroonian marine scientist, Dr Aristide Kamla, two months to spot his first African manatee in 2008, and only because a local fisherman at Lake Osso showed him what to look for.
But it was a moment that made him realise that protecting aquatic ecosystems was essential if we hoped to stem the decline in biodiversity the world was currently facing.
He is among the experts who agree that protecting aquatic ecosystems is an essential step in reaching global biodiversity targets.
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