15 November 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) has announced the winners of the 2012 Ramsar Awards. The Awards are granted for wetlands-related work on education, management and science, as well as in recognition of achievement. A special 40th anniversary honorary Ramsar Award also was granted.
10 November 2011: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council, at its 41st Council Meeting, approved decisions on the administration of the GEF, as well as a work programme including several biodiversity-related projects on protected areas, and an innovative International Waters initiative, the “Blue Forests” effort to estimate the carbon sequestration capacity of coastal habitats like mangroves, sea grass beds, coral reefs and salt marshes, and demonstrate their economic value.
9 November 2011: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is providing assistance to Pacific Island Countries (PIC) in the management of tuna fisheries, by organizing regional and national capacity building workshops on tuna data management.
9 November 2011: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released the "World Aquaculture 2010" report, which finds that aquaculture continues to be the fastest-growing animal food producing sector. It recommends that as the sector further expands, intensifies and diversifies, it should recognize relevant environmental and social concerns, and make conscious efforts to address them in a transparent manner, backed with scientific evidence.
7 November 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) circulated for peer review the draft voluntary guidelines for the consideration of biodiversity in environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and strategic environmental assessments (SEAs) in marine and coastal areas.
7 November 2011: The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has released a publication titled “Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change," which includes contributions from 88 international scientists and fisheries specialists. The publication concludes that there will be winners and losers as a consequence of climate change in the Pacific region.
4 November 2011: At its annual meeting, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted measures to: fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; create marine protected areas (MPAs); and enhance the management of krill fisheries. Proposals on market-related measures and on port state measures, however, were not adopted.
3 November 2011: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will assist coastal communities in remote areas of the Coral Triangle of Indonesia and the Philippines in starting small, green businesses that will help preserve threatened marine environments in the area.
October 2011: The September-October 2011 issue of the Global Island Partnership's (GLISPA) Progress Update highlights outcomes of the Caribbean Challenge Planning Meeting, a briefing on Debt Swaps for Adaptation, the Hawai'i Green Growth Initiative and Micronesia Challenge. It also notes GLISPA's efforts at upcoming international conferences to raise attention for island initiatives.
31 October 2011: Delegations from the European Commission and the Union of Comoros recently met to discuss the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Comoros, including on the fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.
| Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) |
|
| Conference Reporting Services (CRS) |
