Science and Technology
05 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
February 2013: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP)/GRID-Arendal Marine Programme has released the February issue of its newsletter (Marine Newsletter #2), featuring articles on the Pacific Marine Planning Decision Support Tool and on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) for Oceans and Coasts Knowledge Portal.
The newsletter indicates that the Pacific Marine Planning Decision Support Tool will collate information about the limits of maritime jurisdictions, living and non-living...
04 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 February 2013: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, fulfilling a mandate from the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in resolution 67/203, has released an advance unedited version of a report titled ”Lessons Learned from the Commission on Sustainable Development” (CSD).
Prepared in consultation with UN Member States, Major Groups, and other stakeholders, the report identifies specific successes and shortcomings of the Commission, and is intended to inform the ongoing intergovernmental...
01 Mar 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 February 2013: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has reported that countries have adopted the Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance, thereby contributing to efforts to address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU). The guidelines were adopted following five years of consensus-building among FAO member countries.
The guidelines will be presented to the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) for endorsement at its next session, scheduled to take place in...
28 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
26 February 2013: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) issued a notification outlining relevant preparation for the submission of the fifth national report, and stressing that timely submission is necessary in order to contribute to the mid-term review of the implementation of the Strategic Plan by the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-12) and to the development of the fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-4).
The fifth national...
28 Feb 2013
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 February 2013: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has launched the South Pacific Ocean Ecosystem Analysis project (PACIOCEA), which aims to enhance local and regional capacity for improving conservation and sustainable ocean management through marine spatial planning.
According to SPREP, the project is funded by the European Union, managed by the French MPA Agency (Agence des Aires Marines Protégées), and coordinated by SPREP. The Intergovernmental...
