The STRONG High Seas project has just published a new report on the monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) of human activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ). Read more New report on Strengthening Monitoring, Control and Surveillance in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

The STRONG High Seas project has published a new policy brief on the possible role of an internationally legally binding instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) in developing and using regional governance frameworks for advancing the implementation of integrated ecosystem-based management (EBM).
Read more New Policy Brief on Ecosystem-based Management of the Global Ocean

On November 19^th, the STRONG High Seas project held a webinar on “Marine Genetic Resources: Building Capacities for Ocean Governance”.

Read more STRONG Webinar on Marine Genetic Resources

Participants from the western coast of Africa met at the Lagoon Beach Hotel, Cape Town, for a two-day capacity building workshop on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) on the 27^th and 28^th November 2019. The workshop was the first of two sessions planned for the Southeast Atlantic region, organized under the STRONG High Seas Project, by the International Ocean Institute – African Region, in collaboration with BirdLife International. Read more STRONG HIGH SEAS – Capacity Building Workshop in Africa