Publications
Policy Brief: Capacity Development as a Key Aspect of a New International Agreement on Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)
10 September 2018
10 September 2018
Category: Stregthening Capacity
Type of document: Reports
This is a multi-author, multi-institutional effort, led by the GEF/FAO/GOF Capacity Development Project and its Communities of Practice, involving a set of 39 Authors, contributing in their personal capacities. The Policy Brief addresses the challenges of capacity building, relevant international prescriptions on capacity development, discussions on capacity in the BBNJ process so far, existing efforts in capacity building relevant to BBNJ, financing capacity building for BBNJ, a possible clearing-house mechanism, and possible modalities for linking capacity efforts at global, regional, and national levels. The paper is intended to contribute directly to the discussions at the Intergovernmental Conference on development of an international legally binding instrument under UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ).
Category: Tuna & Biodiversity
Type of document: Reports
The document summarizes results obtained during the noted Round 8 workshop.
Category: Oceans Partnership
Type of document: Reports
The main objective of the Economic Impact Analysis was to assess the business case value proposition associated with fishery interventions that reduce billfish mortality in Grenada and in the Dominican Republic (DR). The initial intervention candidates proposed by the CBMC included (1) examining compensation and/or value transfer pathways between the commercial and recreational sectors (2) outlining how such value transfers could be effectively used to finance innovations that improve the sustainability and management of billfish capturing fisheries, and (3) investigate the potential for transitioning low-value commercial artisanal billfish fishers in the pilot countries towards a higher-value recreational fishery.
A Business Case for the Processing and Sale of High Quality Yellowfin Tuna Products from South India
31 August 2018
31 August 2018

Category: Oceans Partnership
Type of document: Reports
The objective of the following report is to present a business case focusing on the identification andassessment of opportunities for investment in tuna fishing and processing in south India, which mightbe attractive to either (or both) private or public investors. The work was undertaken in early 2018 aspart of the World Bank/GEF-funded Oceans Partnership Programme in the Bay of Bengal (OPPBOB),hosted by the Bay of Bengal Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO) in Chennai.

Category: Tuna & Biodiversity
Type of document: Reports
The document summarizes results obtained during the noted Round 8 workshop.

