Publications
IUCN Statement to the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS), 11th Meeting, 21-25 June 2010
Official IUCN Statement to UNICPOLOS 11, 21 - 25 June 2010. The statement includes information on the seamounts project (page 6).
Weighing Governance Options to Improve the Conservation and Management of Biodiversity beyond National Jurisdiction
Study by Albert Bossar, Steve Capanna, Chiara Lucchini Gilera and Johanna Von Der Weppen conducted in the frame of a practicum assignment, through a partnership between IUCN and the John Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). The paper was presented at the 5th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands in Paris, in May 2010.
Update on progress relating to Marine Protected Areas beyond national jurisdictions
Briefing paper on progress made between February 2006 and November 2009 at global and regional levels on Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in waters beyond national jurisdiction, prepared by Albert Bossar, Steve Capanna, Chiara Lucchini Gilera and Johanna Von Der Weppen .
This paper has been distributed at the UN Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, held in New York, 1 - 5 February 2010.
It follows a one-pager overview on progress made between February 2004 and February 2006 with respect to high seas MPAs, distributed at the same UN meeting of 13 - 17 February 2006.
IUCN Statement to the United Nations on marine biodiversity in the high seas
Official IUCN Statement delievered at the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group of the General Assembly to study issues related to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, held in New-York, 1 - 5 February 2010.
The statement covers the following points: 1. Importance of conserving biodiversity; 2. Strengthening the information base for marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction; 3. Capacity building; 4. Implementation of the international legal and policy framework; 5. Environmental Impact Assessments; 6. Area based management tools (Marine Protected Areas); and 7. Marine genetic resources. The seamounts project is mentioned under point 3.
IUCN Letter to Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, United Nations, 28 January 2010
Official IUCN letter to the UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law as a contribution to the Secretary General's report on oceans and the law of the sea. IUCN provides information on its activities related to "capacity-building in ocean affairs and the low of the sea, including marine science". The Seamounts Project is mentioned on pages 3-4.
