The workshop aimed at 1. discussing and exchanging information and perspectives towards a broader understanding of the needs and opportunities in the development of capacity regarding ABNJ; 2. contributing information on capacity development to the global deliberations towards a legallybinding international instrument on BBNJ under UNCLOS; and 3. formulating the next steps towards advancing capacity development regarding ABNJ, building on past and ongoing initiatives and experiences (especially the outputs of the Common Oceans Program), and responding to global prescriptions on capacity development in relation to marine resources and their management. PDF

Summary of the side event on Capacity Development in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ): Experiences, Lessons, and Possible Ways Forward on July 17, 2017, at BBNJ PrepCom 4.

Result of capacity development assessment designed to determine existing capacity as well as desired capacity in the management of ABNJ. Participants include 250 regional, and national decision-makers in global organizations (such as FAO, UNEP, UNESCO, UNDP, regional organizations, the Permanent Commission for the South pacific, regional conventions, and national organizations). 

Report of Workshop on Linking Global and Regional Levels in the Management of Marine Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) - 17–20 February 2015 FAO, ROME, ITALY

Summary Report of the ABNJ Regional Leaders Program including information on activities and participants to the 2016 and 2015 editions of the Program.