On August 16, the STRONG High Seas project, together with the Abidjan Convention Secretariat and the Secretariat of the Permanent Commission for the South Pacific, held an online seminar on “Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction in the Southeast Pacific and Southeast Atlantic”.
Effective monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) is critical for the success of marine conservation and management. Whereas States have the right to manage the marine resources within their national jurisdiction, the high seas are subject to a complex patchwork of international rules and regulations. Read more Workshop results – Technological tools for Monitoring, Control and Surveillance in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
Representatives from Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru (CPPS member States) as well as Panama, global and regional organisations, regional scientific institutions, academia and NGOs to took part in a two-day workshop organised by the STRONG High Seas Project and CPPS Secretariat. Read more Opportunities for Strengthening Ocean Governance in the Southeast Pacific – STRONG High Seas Dialogue Workshop 1
The fourth meeting of the Collective Arrangement between competent international organisations on cooperation and coordination regarding selected areas in areas beyond national jurisdiction in the North-East Atlantic was held from 7-8 May in Berlin.
Project partner Luis Alonso Zapata Padilla of WWF Colombia presented the STRONG High Seas project at the annual General Assembly of the Comisión Permanente del Pacífico Sur (CPPS; Permanent Commission for the South Pacific) in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on 23-26 January 2018.
Dr. Carole Durussel, Co-Lead of the STRONG High Seas project, with co-authors published a scientific paper Strengthening the legal and institutional framework of the Southeast pacific: Focus on the BBNJ package elements in the International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law.
The Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) as coordinator of the STRONG High Seas project has received observer status at the meetings of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO).
Read more STRONG High Seas obtains observer status at SPRFMO meetings
The Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) as coordinator of the STRONG High Seas project has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Secretariat of the Comisión Permanente del Pacífico Sur (CPPS; Permanent Commission for the South Pacific).
Read more STRONG High Seas and Secretariat of Permanent Commission for the South Pacific sign MoU
Dr. Carole Durussel presented the newly launched STRONG High Seas Project at a side event co-organised by UN Environment and the Partnership for Regional Ocean Governance (PROG) during the fourth meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) Read more STRONG High Seas Project presented at the last BBNJ PrepCom Meeting
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), together with the Partnership for Regional Ocean Governance (PROG), launched the new Project STRONG High Seas during the UN Ocean Conference that took place in New York, USA, 5-9 June 2017. Read more STRONG High Seas – IKI project launched at UN Ocean conference
