Title: Report of the Expert Workshop on Scientificand Technical Guidance on the Use of Biogeographic Classification Systems and Identification of Marine Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction in Need of Protection
Abstract:The Conference of the Parties further decided to convene an expert workshop, including scientific and technical experts from different Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations, with balan...The Conference of the Parties further decided to convene an expert workshop, including scientific and technical experts from different Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations, with balanced regional and sectoral participation and using the best available information and data at the time, in order to provide scientific and technical guidance on the use and further development of biogeographic classification systems, and guidance on the identification of areas beyond the national jurisdiction which meet the scientific criteria. The workshop would review and synthesize progress on the identification of areas beyond national jurisdiction that met the scientific criteria, and experience with the use of the biogeographic classification system, building upon a compilation of existing sectoral, regional and national efforts. The workshop would not consider issues relating to management but only provide scientific and technical information and guidance. The Conference of the Parties also requested the Executive Secretary to transmit the results of the workshop to the fourteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) for its consideration prior to the tenth meeting of the Conference of Parties, with a view to assisting the United Nations General Assembly.Read More
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
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