Center for Coastal & Marine Studies
UNESCO Ocean Science Day
When, local time: Thursday, 27 June 2019 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Where: France, Paris
Type of Event: Category 8-Symposium
Ocean Science Day (OSD) is an event aimed at supporting the discussions and deliberations of the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, which is composed by one hundred-fifty Member States.
OSD provides an informal venue to discuss science issues that may need to be elucidated for the purpose of better informed decisions on international scientific cooperation in support of the world ocean.
TWO NEW MSP STUDIES PUBLISHED!
Two studies have been published on MSP, prepared by the EU MSP Platform for DG MARE/EASME:
Cross-border consultation on Maritime Spatial Plans
The study is intended to inform the design and execution of cross-border consultation exercises - either as part of developing an initial maritime spatial plan, revising an existing plan, or a preparing a “next generation” plan - as well as advise those who are expected to respond to a consultation request.
Contaminants in Europe's seas: Moving towards a clean, non-toxic marine environment
Moving towards a clean, non-toxic marine environment. This EEA assessment report represents a first attempt to map contamination 'problem areas' and 'non-problem areas' at the scale of Europe's seas, while also exploring whether Europe has broken some of the trends for long established hazardous substances.
ENABLING EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE MARINE PROTECTED AREAS: Case Study Compendium
This open access book provides a compendium of the 34 case study summaries that form the evidence base for the main volume: UN Environment (2019) Enabling Effective and Equitable Marine Protected Areas – guidance on combining governance approaches. Authors - Jones PJS, Murray RH and Vestergaard O.
