From 30 January to 1 February 2019, the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC), organised a regional workshop on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). Held at the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat in Fiji, the three-day workshop brought together delegates from across the region to discuss key issues for the ongoing negotiations in New York. Read more STRONG High Seas Presented at Pacific Workshop on BBNJ – “High hopes for high seas”

The STRONG High Seas project released a report titled ‘Strengthening Regional Ocean Governance for the High Seas: Opportunities and Challenges to Improve the Legal and Institutional Framework of the Southeast Atlantic and Southeast Pacific‘.

Read more STRONG High Seas releases report on options for improving governance of the high seas

STRONG High Seas was presented during a poster session by Co-Lead Ben Boteler at the side event Marine Biodiversity – Creating and Exchanging Solutions for our Blue World: Reflections and Lessons Learned from International Climate Initiative Projects for Achieving the Aichi Targets and the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity at the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Read more STRONG High Seas Presented at CBD COP14 Side event in Sharm el-Shiekh, Egypt