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#866982013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/5
Marine and Coastal Biodiversity: Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas
Meeting Document
#866902013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/5/ADD1
Marine and Coastal Biodiversity: Draft Summary Report on the Description of Areas Meeting The Scientific Criteria for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (Addendum)
Meeting Document
#874662013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/5/ADD1/CORR1
Marine and Coastal Biodiversity: Draft Summary Report on the Description of Areas Meeting The Scientific Criteria for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (Corrigendum)
Meeting Document
#866912013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/6
Addressing Adverse Impacts of Human Activities on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, Including Coral Bleaching, Ocean Acidification, Fisheries and Underwater Noise
Meeting Document
#866992013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/7
Marine Biodiversity: Marine Spatial Planning and Voluntary Guidelines for the Consideration of Biodiversity in Environmental Impact Assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessments in Marine and Coastal Areas
Meeting Document
#866922013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/7/ADD1
Marine and Coastal Biodiversity: Voluntary Guidelines for the Consideration of Biodiversity in Environmental Impact Assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessments in Marine and Coastal Areas
Meeting Document
#872072013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/10
Identifying Specific Elements for Integrating the Traditional, Scientific, Technical and Technological Knowledge of Indigenous and Local Communities, and Social and Cultural Criteria and Other Aspects for the Application of Scientific Criteria for Identification of Ecologically or Biologically S ...
Meeting Document
#869522013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/11
Progress Made in the Implementation of the Specific Work Plan on Coral Bleaching
Meeting Document
#866652013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/12
Scientific Synthesis on the Impacts of Underwater Noise on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Habitats
Meeting Document
#864192013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/13
Report of Joint Expert Meeting on Addressing Biodiversity Concerns in Sustainable Fishery
Meeting Document
#867502013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/14
Report of the Expert Meeting to Develop a Series of Joint Expert Review Processes to Monitor and Assess the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
Meeting Document
#870542013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/15
Synthesis Document on the Impacts of Marine Debris on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
Meeting Document
#871782013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/16
Background on the Development of Voluntary Guidelines for the Consideration of Biodiversity in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAS) and Strategic Environmental Assessments (Seas) in Marine and Coastal Areas
Meeting Document
#874222013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/17
Proposals for the Sustainable Ocean Initiative
Meeting Document
#871792013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/18
Synthesis Document on the Experience and Use of Marine Spatial Planning
Meeting Document
#875112013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/39
Oceans, Coasts, Islands: Achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets: Abstracts of Posters Presented at the Sixteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice
Meeting Document
#864512013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/5
Report of Joint OSPAR/NEAFC/CBD Scientific Workshop on EBSAs
Meeting Document
#875102013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/5/ADD1
Review of the Report of the joint OSPAR/NEAFC/CBD Scientific Workshop on EBSAs in the Northeast Atlantic (Addendum)
Meeting Document
#871552013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/6
Report of the Western South Pacific Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas
Meeting Document
#873922013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/7
Report of the Wider Caribbean and Western Mid-Atlantic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas
Meeting Document
#869432013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/8
Synthesis Report on the Work Carried Out Regarding Description of EBSAS in the Mediterranean
Meeting Document
#866382013-07-17
UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/9
Training Manual for the Description of Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAS) in Open-Ocean Waters and Deep-Sea Habitats
Meeting
#2701"Baltic Sea and European Marine Strategy Conference" and "Baltic Sea Coastal Water Workshop"
13 - 16 November 2006, Helsinki, Finland
Side Event
#1838COP 10
2010-10-27
"Coastline and shallow sea"
Workshop of coast and shallow sea. Coastline and the Shallow sea region that bring up biological diversity. We are learn abut good practice and the lesson learns. How is a Shallow sea region important to marine biological diversity? We preserve a continuity of the coastline in good condition and ...
News Headlines
#1259832020-12-03
'A circus': second mass salmon outbreak in Tasmania outrages conservationists
Huon Aquaculture has been savaged after another mass salmon outbreak in Tasmania that could threaten native marine life, with conservationists labelling escape management practices in the state “a circus”.
News Headlines
#1243082020-02-21
'Astonishing' blue whale numbers at South Georgia
Scientists say they have seen a remarkable collection of blue whales in the coastal waters around the UK sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. Their 23-day survey counted 55 animals - a total that is unprecedented in the decades since commercial whaling ended.
News Headlines
#1262482020-12-15
'Happy corals': climate crisis sanctuary teeming with life found off east Africa
Scientists have discovered a climate crisis refuge for coral reefs off the coast of Kenya and Tanzania, where species are thriving despite warming events that have killed their neighbours.
News Headlines
#1257742020-11-19
'The Greatest Shoal on Earth': Protecting South Africa's sardine run
From above, it looks like a vast oil spill spreading across the ocean. It's been called the "Greatest Shoal on Earth" and it's one of the planet's biggest migrations in terms of biomass.
News Headlines
#1220952019-09-03
'They eat everything in their path': Spain's shellfish farmers turn on starfis
Galicia has agreed to a cull of the creatures, which are turning up in unusually large numbers and feasting on the region’s key export
Meeting
#317110th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas
25 - 27 November 2008, Guayaquil, Ecuador
News Headlines
#1299082021-08-11
11 Fascinating Facts About Eels
Eels are a diverse group of fish that tend to look pretty slender; you might even call them “eel-longated.” Some are big, some are small, and more than a few come with nightmarish jaws. Naturalists have been probing their mysterious habits for millennia, and here are 11 things we’ve learned abou ...
Meeting
#500111th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties of the Ramsar Convention (COP-11)
6 - 13 July 2012, Bucharest, Romania
Meeting
#133712th Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea
9 - 12 June 2003, New York, United States of America
Meeting
#155112th Oceans Sciences Meeting
26 - 30 January 2004, Portland, United States of America
Meeting
#613614th Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee and Celebration of the ACCOBAMS 25th Anniversary
22 - 26 November 2021, Istabul and, Monaco
Meeting
#2273News Headlines
#1352652022-07-11
15 Issues That Could Greatly Impact Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
Researchers have listed fifteen areas of concern, emphasizing the need to tackle these issues. Examples include the mining of lithium from the deep sea, exploitation of species found in deeper waters, and the unforeseen effects of wildfires across different ecosystems.
Meeting
#315715th Meeting of the Parties to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
13 - 25 March 2010, Doha, Qatar
Meeting
#6113167th session of the FAO Council
19 July 2021, Rome, Italy
Meeting
#179119th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage: " Use of Water and Land for Food and Environmental Sustainability"
10 - 18 September 2005, Beijing, China
Meeting
#529419th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly
15 - 26 July 2013, Kingston, Jamaica
Meeting
#18232004 World Water Week Programme: "Drainage Basin Management Regional Approaches for Food and Urban Security"
15 - 21 August 2004, Stockholm, Sweden
Notification
#18992012-04-20
2012 International Day for Biological Diversity: Marine Biodiversity and The Green Wave 2012
Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/DA/fa/cr/79601 (2012-057)
To: CBD National Focal Points; UN-Ocean members, Regional Seas Organizations, Regional Fisheries Management Organizations, and other Relevant Organizations
English
News Headlines
#1195062019-01-18
2018's Award-Winning Ocean Art Photos Will Transport You To Another Planet
In the sapphire-to-stygian waters that cover 70 per cent of Earth’s surface, fish school in iridescent sheets, whales sing mournful tunes, and jellyfish bloom like wildflowers. The ocean is a teeming mystery that most of us rarely dip our toes in.
News Headlines
#1230692019-11-19
2020 Ocean Pathways Week
On 13 November 2019, during the 2020 Ocean Pathways Week, participants convened for a joint session coordinated by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and supported by the Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Government of Sweden and the Ministry of Oceans and Fi ...
Meeting
#227226th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation: "Diverse Cultures, One Purpose"
3 - 8 April 2006, Island of Crete, Greece
Meeting
#190426th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI)
7 - 11 March 2005, Rome, Italy
Meeting
#465429th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI)
31 January - 4 February 2011, Rome, Italy
Meeting
#22242nd Intergovernmental Review of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
16 - 20 October 2006, Beijing, China
Meeting
#33472nd International Conference on: Progress in Marine Conservation in Europe 2009
2 - 6 November 2009, Stralsund, Germany
Meeting
#31602nd International Strategy Meeting "Lakes and Wetlands"
27 - 28 November 2008, Gland, Switzerland
News Headlines
#1207602019-04-12
30 per cent by 2030? Study maps out how to protect the world’s oceans
As governments work towards an international pledge to protect at least 10 per cent of the world’s oceans by 2020, scientists are proposing an even wider movement to save more than one-third of the marine ecosystem.
Meeting
#136130th Pacem in Maribus. A Year after Johannesburg, Ocean Governance and Sustainable Development: Ocean and Coastas - a Glimpse into the Future
27 - 30 October 2003, Kiev, Ukraine
Meeting
#480633rd Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties (London Convention 1972), 6th Meeting of Cotnractign Parties (London Protocol 1996) (IMO)
17 - 21 October 2011, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
News Headlines
#1230382019-11-18
3D-Printed Artificial Coral Designed to Bolster Endangered Reefs
Coral reefs are one of the nature eco-systems that are being affected by global climate change, and scientists are seeking ways to help save the marine life that depends on them for sustenance.
Meeting
#22303rd International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals Science and Management
28 November - 2 December 2005, United States of America
Meeting
#52963rd World Congress of Marine Protected Areas (IMPAC3)
21 - 26 October 2013, Marseille, France
Meeting
#61113rd session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
1 - 3 June 2021, Rome, Italy
News Headlines
#1320222021-12-02
4 Million Pounds of Microplastics Found in Corals, Causing Tissue Necrosis in Fishes
Harmful to ocean and aquatic life, microplastics make up the nearly three percent toxic pollutants in shallow, tropical waters where corals flourish. These toxic chemicals bring huge detrimental impact on reef health, and a new study reveals 4 million pounds of them may be stored in coral skelet ...
News Headlines
#1221992019-09-12
45 reasons the Great Barrier Reef is in trouble
When the managers of the Great Barrier Reef recently rated its outlook as very poor, a few well-known threats dominated the headlines. But delve deeper into the report and you'll find that this global icon is threatened by a whopping 45 risks.
Meeting
#19554th International Fisheries Observer Conference
8 - 11 November 2004, Sydney, Australia
Meeting
#13964th International Symposium of the Pan-European Ecological Network on the theme: " Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity and Protected Areas"
16 - 17 October 2003, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Meeting
#17504th World Water Forum: Local Actions for Global Challenge
16 - 22 March 2006, Mexico City, Mexico
Meeting
#63444th session of the Integovernmental Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources (ITWG-AqGR) - FAO
21 - 23 February 2023, Rome, Italy
News Headlines
#1347522022-05-27
5 things you should know about the UN Ocean Conference, a chance to save the planet’s largest ecosystem
The Ocean is the planet’s largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions. But its health is in danger. The second UN Ocean Conference, due to take place in June, will be an important opportunity to redress the damage that mankind continues to inflict on marine ...
Meeting
#133355th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission
16 - 20 June 2003, Berlin, Germany
Meeting
#17295th Annual International Course on Wetland Restoration
30 August - 30 September 2004, Lelystad, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Meeting
#5017Meeting
#16325th Meeting of the United Nations Open-Ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
7 - 11 June 2004, New York, United States of America
Meeting
#623868th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC68)
14 - 21 October 2022, Portorož, Slovenia
Meeting
#19676th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas
30 November - 2 December 2004, Istanbul, Türkiye
News Headlines
#1342262022-04-28
7 ocean mysteries scientists haven’t solved yet
The Earth is mainly a water world — more than 70 percent of its surface is covered by oceans — and yet we know so little about what resides beneath the waves.
Meeting
#57117th International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Conference
20 - 24 November 2017, South Africa
Meeting
#58748th International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Conference 2019
17 - 20 June 2019, Trondhein, Norway
Meeting
#6135News Headlines
#1284482021-05-06
9 stunning images of deep-sea life captured by an aquatic robot
During a recently completed 18-day expedition in the protected Ashmore Reef Marine Park (off of Australia), scientists aboard a Schmidt Ocean Institute exploration vessel dropped an underwater robot into deep, low-light depths. At some 165 to 500 feet down (50-150 meters), it observed otherworld ...
News Headlines
#1343592022-05-11
91% Of Surveyed Corals Bleached Along Great Barrier Reef, Australia Says
More than 90% of coral reefs surveyed along Australia’s Great Barrier Reef were bleached in recent months due to catastrophically warm ocean temperatures, according to a new report by the top government agency monitoring the structure’s health.
Meeting
#3233Meeting
#33519th World Wilderness Congress (WILD9)
6 - 13 November 2009, Merida, Mexico
Side Event
#2616COP 11
2012-10-16
A 1st global network of key sites for seabird conservation: their uses for informing EBSAs and other marine conservation initiatives
Co-conveners: BirdLife International, Wild Bird Society of Japan, Bombay Natural History Society, Nairobi Convention Secretariat, Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat, The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea and Areas of Influence Since 2005 BirdLife has been working to c ...
News Headlines
#1336432022-03-02
A Blue New Deal by Chris Armstrong review – a manifesto for the oceans
Governments talk of green jobs, green industrial revolutions and creating green new deals. The aim of these efforts is to tackle runaway climate change, biodiversity loss and inequality by remoulding our political and economic systems.
News Headlines
#1190832018-12-18
A Blueprint For Blue Waters Read more from Asian Scientist
Singapore may be known as a concrete jungle, but a group of marine scientists wants to draw attention to the blue waters surrounding the ‘little red dot’. In the third Singapore Blue Plan, launched on October 13, 2018, the group highlights the state of Singapore’s coastal environment and outline ...
Press Release
#207012006-03-29
A Global Island Partnership launched by the President of Palau at the Curitiba Biodiversity Conference.
The President of Palau, the President of Indonesia, the Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada and Kiribati launched the “Global Island Partnership” aimed at enhancing marine and terrestrial protected areas as a major contribution of achieving the Heads of State commitment ...
News Headlines
#1257092020-11-16
A deep dive into Zero Hunger: the seaweed revolution
If just two per cent of the Ocean were to be sustainably farmed, the world could easily be fed, according to experts. In the first story of a two-part series looking at the opportunities and challenges facing Ocean farming, we take a look at the huge potential role of seaweed in mitigating clima ...
Side Event
#2160COP 10
2010-10-28
A global aquarium strategy for conservation and sustainability
Presentation of the world zoo and aquarium conservation strategy for the implementation of the WAZA aquarium community. The strategy is introduced and examples are being presented by WAZA president and representatives of the Japanese zoo and aquarium association (JAZA), followed by the launch of ...
News Headlines
#1243042020-02-21
A plan to save Earth's oceans
At least 26 per cent of our oceans need urgent conservation attention to preserve Earth's marine biodiversity, a University of Queensland-led international study has found.
News Headlines
#1351662022-06-30
A year before deep-sea mining could begin, calls for a moratorium build
At the U.N. Ocean Conference taking place this week in Lisbon, momentum has been building in support of a moratorium on deep-sea mining, an activity projected to have far-reaching consequences for marine ecosystems, biodiversity, and global fisheries.
Side Event
#3217COP 12
2014-10-14
ACHIEVING AICHI TARGETS AND SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE MARINE AND COASTAL PROGRAMME OF WEST AFRICA (PRCM)
This side event will showcase some progress in West Africa towards Aichi Targets achievement. Species and habitats have been facing increasing pressure in West Africa: Overexploitation, critical habitat destruction, pollution, urbanization, growing extractive industry, and uncontrolled tourism ...
Side Event
#1738COP 10
2010-10-19
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY THE MEASURES WHICH CONSERVE LOCAL LIVING CREATURES (LIVING CREATURE MARK)
In 2008, MAFF started to recommend the utilization of a voluntary eco-label called the “living creature mark”. It applies to agriculture, forestry and marine products produced by the measures which conserve local living creatures. (e.g. rice with oriental white stork mark.). These brands may hel ...
Meeting
#3344ASCOBANS: 6th Meeting of the Parties
16 - 18 September 2009, Bonn, Germany
News Headlines
#1321752021-12-15
ASEAN centre joins first ocean sustainability forum
With the increasing climate risks and multiple challenges that we are facing today, moving towards stronger cooperation among island nations and regions with islands, which have a lot in common, is logical.
News Headlines
#1236562020-01-10
About 300 sea turtles die in Mexico from red tide
Mexican environmental authorities said Thursday that 292 sea turtles found dead on the country's southern Pacific coast since Christmas died as a result of a red tide algae bloom.
Side Event
#2649COP 11
2012-10-19
Achieving Conservation and Sustainable Resource Management in the Marine and Coastal Programme of West Africa (PRCM)
The event will showcase progress in meeting the ambitious commitments made by Wet African countries at COP10 to expand their protected area systems and promote benefits to local people. The Nagoya commitments were followed-up with a donor roundtable meeting in 2011 with the Lifeweb Initiative an ...
News Headlines
#1277822021-03-23
Actor Ted Danson and Philanthropist Wendy Schmidt Are Fighting to Save Our Oceans
One day around 1986, Ted Danson was walking on the beach in Santa Monica Bay with his two daughters. At the time, Danson was the star of the beloved sitcom Cheers, in which he played the affable bartender Sam Malone. He was also feeling a growing sense of responsibility that came along with mone ...
Meeting
#2315Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction
13 - 17 February 2006, New York, United States of America
Meeting
#1694Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Implementation of Integrated Marine and Coastal Area Management
11 - 15 July 2005, Montreal, Canada
Meeting
#1938Ad-Hoc Group of Experts on Marine and Coastal Protected Areas of the South East Pacific
25 - 27 August 2004, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Meeting
#474Ad-Hoc Technical Expert Group on Mariculture
1 - 5 July 2002, Rome, Italy
Side Event
#2455SBSTTA 16
Addressing Biodiversity Concerns in Sustainable Fisheries
To present and discuss the Fisheries Expert Group's Scientific Workshop on "Governance for Fisheries and Marine Conservation: Interactions and Coevolution," held in Bergen, Norway, in March 2012. This meeting is organized under the aegis of the Fisheries Expert Group of the IUCN Commission on Ec ...
Side Event
#2440SBSTTA 16
2012-05-01
Addressing Biodiversity Concerns in Sustainable Fishery: Need for an Ecosystem Approach
This side-event will highlight the key results of the Joint Expert Meeting on Addressing Biodiversity Concerns in Sustainable Fishery, held 7-9 December 2011 in Bergen, Norway, and discuss ways and means to apply the key conclusions of the meeting in effectively addressing biodiversity concerns ...