IMPAC4
Unnamed Venue La Serena & CoquimboChile 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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Protecting Vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) in the high seas from bottom fishing impacts
IMPAC4Jessica 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: ...
MPAs and food security
IMPAC4Michel 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 ...