On 8 September 2018 in New York, the STRONG High Seas project, together with Germany, the Abidjan Convention Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Permanent Commission for the South Pacific, hosted a high-level expert meeting alongside the first meeting working towards a new high seas treaty.  Read more High-Level Expert Meeting – Building a Strong High Seas Treaty: What is the Role for Regional Ocean Governance?

On 3 September 2018 in New York, the STRONG High Seas project, together with Germany, the Abidjan Convention Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Permanent Commission for the South Pacific, hosted a capacity building workshop to support State delegates to the negotiations on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ).  Read more STRONG High Seas Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Capacity Building Workshop

Representatives from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Namibia, Nigeria, Togo and Senegal as well as global and regional organisations, regional scientific institutions, academia and NGOs took part in a two-day workshop organised by the STRONG High Seas Project and the Secretariat of the Abidjan Convention. Read more Opportunities for Strengthening Ocean Governance in the Southeast Atlantic – STRONG High Seas Dialogue Workshop 1

The STRONG High Seas project released a policy brief entitled ‘Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Options for Underpinning a Strong Global BBNJ Agreement through Regional and Sectoral Governance’. Read more STRONG High Seas project releases policy brief on options for underpinning BBNJ agreement through regional and sectoral governance