IMPAC4
Chile will have the privilege of hosting the 4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress, IMPAC4, which will be held in La Serena – Coquimbo from September 4th– 8th, 2017. Find out more here.
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- Online Event: EU Green Deal ambitions: What do we want and need from EU forests?
- Online Event: Partnerships for healthy ecosystems & sustainable fisheries – Collaboration between environmental NGOs, the fishing industry and science driving sustainability
- CBD SBSTTA side event: A discussion on fisheries after Aichi Target 6 — how to incentivize delivery of biodiversity mainstreaming in fisheries in the Post-2020
- CBD SBSTTA side event: OECMs in the marine capture fishery sector
- Online Event: The EU Promotion Policy: An essential tool to ensure the competitiveness and sustainability of the European livestock sector
- Online Event: The urgency to step up climate adaptation action
- Online Event: Plastics pollution: Are biodegradable plastics a solution?
- Online Event: Market-based measures for methane emissions’ reduction: Challenges and opportunities ahead
- Online Event: The role of the EU in Ocean Diplomacy
- Online Event: Further improving farming sustainability via Integrated Pest Management: challenges & opportunities ahead
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Sharing Experiences on Achieving Target 11 in Marine and Coastal Areas, including the Contribution of Other Area-Based Conservation Measures
Sharing Experiences on Achieving Target 11 in Marine and Coastal Areas, including the Contribution of Other Area-Based Conservation Measures
Organizers and partners: CBD Secretariat, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ministry of the Environment of Brazil, CSIRO/Australia, Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative, IUCN-CEM-FEG, UNEP-WCMC Joseph Appiott, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), discussed the work programme of the CBD in the achievement of Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 (MPAs), noting challenges in ensuring that ...
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Protecting Vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) in the high seas from bottom fishing impacts
Protecting Vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) in the high seas from bottom fishing impacts
Jessica Sanders, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), presented on the legal and policy framework for VMEs, including the history of UN General Assembly resolutions and FAO deep-sea fisheries guidelines. Tony Thompson, FAO, reviewed VME criteria, and measures adopted by Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs). He noted improvements in: ...
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MPAs and food security
MPAs and food security
Michel Kaiser, IUCN-FEG, noted that food security is not a new issue; highlighted the threat of overfishing; and, said the main mandate for MPAs is conversation, but protected areas also can contribute to food security. Serge Garcia, IUCN-FEG said no-take MPAs tend to restrict access to areas that communities are ...
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Fisheries Sciences to Policy
Fisheries Sciences to Policy
Trawling: Finding common ground on the scientific knowledge regarding best practices Michel J. Kaiser, Bangor University and IUCN-Fisheries Expert Group An international collaboration between experts in the field of impacts of fishing on the marine environment has generated new insights into the global footprint of trawling on the seabed. The project ...
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Marine protected areas (MPAs): interactions with fishery livelihoods and food security
Marine protected areas (MPAs): interactions with fishery livelihoods and food security
Building on work presented at the IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) held in Sydney, Australia, on 12–19 November 2014, the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department and the IUCN Fisheries Expert Group (FEG) prepared a technical paper on Marine protected areas: Interactions with fishery livelihoods and food security. The document includes ...