Heads of States and government from 65 countries gathered in Paris to mark the end of the First World War and attended the Paris Peace Forum after the Remembrance Day ceremony led by French President Emmanuel Macron. Selected to present challenges related to regional ocean governance, the PROG team joined the world leaders in the Peace Forum held in Paris, France from 11 to 13 November 2018.
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On 14 November 2018, the first trailer the Marine Regions Forum was released on the IASS Youtube Channel. Please watch the Marine Regions Forum trailer from here. The video illustrates how the Forum is getting developed with guidance and inputs from international ocean experts. To get further information on the Marine Regions Forum please see the project page.
Dr. Carole Durussel, Co-Lead of the STRONG High Seas project, presented the recently published policy brief titled ‘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’ at the International Symposium on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) that took place on 16-17 October 2018 in Xiamen, China. Read more STRONG High Seas presented at International Symposium in China
More than 40 international scientists, policy-makers and civil society representatives got together at the IASS from 8 to 9 October 2018 to discuss a new international dialogue forum for regional ocean governance. The forum, called the Marine Regions Forum, will be a multi-stakeholder platform that will bring together different actors including Governments, international organizations, scientists, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations.
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