{"id":1486,"date":"2019-05-08T14:25:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T14:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2019-07-10T12:46:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T12:46:55","slug":"opportunities-for-strengthening-ocean-governance-in-the-southeast-pacific-strong-high-seas-dialogue-workshop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prog-ocean.org\/blog\/2019\/05\/08\/opportunities-for-strengthening-ocean-governance-in-the-southeast-pacific-strong-high-seas-dialogue-workshop-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Science for Solutions: Bringing Stakeholders Together to Improve Ocean Planning and Governance in ABNJ of the South-East Pacific \u2013 STRONG High Seas Dialogue Workshop 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Representatives from Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru (CPPS member States) as well as Panama, global and regional organisations, regional scientific institutions, academia and NGOs took part in a three-day workshop from 13 – 15 March 2019 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Organised by the STRONG High Seas Project, the ABNJ Deep Seas Project and CPPS Secretariat, the workshop was titled Science for solutions: bringing stakeholders together to improve ocean planning and governance<\/em>\u00a0of ABNJ in the Southeast Pacific<\/em>. A varied programme including presentations, group and plenary discussions as well as interactive exercises, provided the total of 60 participants with an opportunity to discuss the current status, interests and challenges for global and regional ocean governance and to foster exchange and build new networks.<\/span><\/p>\n

This workshop is part of a series of workshops organised under the ABNJ Deep Seas and STRONG High Seas projects in the Southeast Pacific region. This workshop will be the closing workshop of the ABNJ Deep Seas project, which will end in August 2019, and the second dialogue workshop of the STRONG High Seas project. The first dialogue workshop<\/a> under the STRONG project took place in Cali, Colombia in June 2018, and three more are planned until 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the STRONG High Seas Project<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

The STRONG High Seas project (\u2018Strengthening Regional Ocean Governance for the High Seas\u2019) is a five-year project that aims to strengthen regional ocean governance for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Collaborating with the Secretariat of the Comisi\u00f3n Permanente del Pac\u00edfico Sur (CPPS; Permanent Commission for the South Pacific), the project aims to develop and propose targeted measures to support the coordinated development of integrated and ecosystem-based management approaches for ocean governance in the Southeast Pacific. The project also works with the Central Africa Regional Seas Programme (Abidjan Convention).<\/span><\/p>\n

About the ABNJ Deep Seas Project <\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

The ABNJ Deep Seas Project addresses the need to enhance sustainability and efficiency in the use of deep-sea living resources and biodiversity conservation in areas beyond national jurisdiction through the systematic application of an ecosystem approach. This project is one of the projects under the Common Oceans Program, supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The Project is led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and works in close collaboration with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) as well as other executing partners including UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs), national governments and NGOs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Key messages from the workshop<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n