Towards an International Forum for Regional Ocean Governance

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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High-Level Expert Meeting – Building a Strong High Seas Treaty: What is the Role for Regional Ocean Governance?

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?

STRONG High Seas Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Capacity Building Workshop

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

Opportunities for Strengthening Ocean Governance in the Southeast Atlantic – STRONG High Seas Dialogue Workshop 1

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