The purpose of the Steering Committee meeting is to review the Project’s progress and to receive comments on findings from the Project and Program terminal evaluation. Access report from previous meeting here. 

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Side event taking place at Third session of the Intergovernmental Conference on the conservation and sustainable use of marine Biological diversity of areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).

In collaboration with: SEAFO, NatMirc (Namibia), DFO (Canada), Mauritius, EAF-Nansen Programme, SponGES

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The overall objective of the meeting is to provide a platform for informative presentations and interactive discussions from stakeholders representing multiple sectors within the ABNJ, to synthesize the opportunities and challenges faced by these sectors and to support sustainable deep-sea fisheries management and biodiversity conservation in the ABNJ.

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Language:
English

Time:
11:30 GMT

This webinar discusses the importance of data and metadata in areas beyond national jurisdiction: Work undertaken to create a metadata inventory of relevant data suitable for use in area-based planning in the regions; Data storage options in the two pilot regions, to help understand the current situation and highlight potential for improvement in the future, including regional and global data relevant for area-based planning.

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Language:
English

Time:
11:30 GMT

This webinar discusses a range of planning and management tools for use in areas beyond national jurisdiction: - Available area-based planning tools for ABNJ; - Key features that enable them to be used for cross-sectoral area-based planning in support of the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in ABNJ; - Recommendations based on analysis undertaken to guide the development of a dedicated area-based planning methodology. Also available in Spanish.

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