2022 will be another busy year for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
EBCD in 2021 Despite the uncertainty of the pandemic and the related restrictions, EBCD has managed to maintain its voice in Brussels and internationally. Working towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Secretariat of the European Parliament Intergroup...
IUCN: Conservation Issues in the Marine Capture Fisheries Sector
The IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) organized a Dialogue on Conservation Issues in the Marine Capture Fisheries Sector. The debate, taking place online on 16/11, brought together experts from IUCN and the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological...
Press Release: Ocean and Climate after COP26
Ocean-based climate adaptation and mitigation is a rising concern in the UN climate talks. Parties and observers continue to push for a stronger reference to oceans in climate diplomacy, including through the climate action plans, also known as Nationally Determined...
Convention on Biological Diversity: Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
The recently published Zero Draft of the Global Biodiversity Framework was discussed during the last round of negotiations, taking place in Rome, 24-29 February, under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The year 2020 will end with the adoption of...
Report: Assessing Progress towards Aichi Biodiversity Target 6 on Sustainable Fisheries
The Report on Assessing Progress towards Aichi Biodiversity Target 6 on Sustainable Fisheries (available here), developed by the IUCN Fisheries Expert Group (FEG), coordinated by EBCD, has been released by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity as part of its...
Practical Guidance for the UN Global Compact Sustainable Ocean Principles
The United Nations Global Compact is a voluntary corporate sustainability initiative based on industry CEO commitments to implement universal sustainability principles and to undertake partnerships in support of UN goals. One important thrust of the Compact activities is on seafood...
Announcement: Workshop on Testing OECM Practices and Strategies
ICES and the IUCN Fisheries Expert Group (IUCN-CEM-FEG) will hold the online Workshop on Testing OECM Practices and Strategies (WKTOPS) on 15-24 March 2021. The Workshop responds to the considerable interest in the scientific community and among fisheries managers and...
International Ocean Governance: More Dialogue for Robust Results
The world’s oceans must be seen as a space providing for food, economic resources and leisure just as much as an area of high biodiversity that must be preserved as much as possible. And all under the pressure of climate...