The Future of the Ocean: Finding Cooperative Pathways towards 2030
Where: Pavilhão Do Conhecimento-Ciência Viva Largo José Mariano Gago nº1, 1990-073 Lisboa, Portugal (How to get there) When: 28 June, 14.00-16.00 Registration here At the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, EBCD and the IUCN Fisheries Expert Group, in collaboration with the...
EBCD side events at Our Ocean
EBCD is organising two side events at the Our Ocean Conference that will take place in Athens (Greece) on 15-17 April 2024. Both events are occurring on 16 April on-site. “Food security: The role of sustainable aquatic blue foods in...
EBCD at North Western Waters and Pelagic Advisory Councils 20 years Anniversary
The North Western Waters and the Pelagic Advisory Councils (ACs) celebrated their 20 years Anniversary this year. On this occasion, the two ACs organised a high level meeting at the Dublin castle (Dublin – Ireland). After a warm welcome by...
Event: Understanding OECMs to achieve the 30 by 30 target
When: 29 September 2023, 10.00-17.15Where: Business Europe – Av. de Cortenbergh 168, Brussels, Belgium REGISTER HERE The EU Biodiversity Strategy sets the target to legally protect a minimum of 30% of the EU’s Sea area of which 10% must be...
UN Fish Stock Agreement (UNFSA): IUCN-CEM-FEG Member Dr. Joji Morishita chairs the UNFSA Review Conference
Dr. Joji Morishita, Advisor of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan, former Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (retired), and member of IUCN-CEM Fisheries Experts Group, chairs the Resumed UN Conference on the UN Fish...
Report: Area-Based Management Tools (ABMTs) & Marine Fisheries
The role of area-based management tools (ABMTs) is growing in the fisheries landscape both in EEZs and in the high seas. Fisheries are highly spatial in all their activities but their spatial dimensions have only been weakly addressed in their...
COP15 Press Release – Fisheries in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
In the context of the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP15), the European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD) in collaboration with the IUCN-CEM Fisheries Expert Group, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hosted...
EBCD’s reply on DG MARE Call for evidence on the Energy transition of the Fisheries and Aquaculture sector
The Commission published on November 2022 a call for evidence on their upcoming initiative on the Energy transition of the Fisheries and Aquaculture sectors. EBCD replied to this call for evidence by insisting on stakeholder involvement and on appropriate funding....
Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: An Indicator to Monitor the Threats to Inland Fisheries, as a Component of Target 5
In preparation for CBD COP15 and the final negotiating session for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, EBCD, the IUCN Fisheries Expert Group, InFish and Inland Fisheries Alliance have developed a technical brief on Target 5 for the adoption of an...