GOBI was pleased to take part in the IUCN WCPA’s Beyond the Aichi Targets Task Force Marine Conservation Consultation meeting, held at the Maison des Océans in Paris on 16 & 17 October 2018.  The meeting focused on future ambitions for MPA coverage, issues associated with connectivity in the marine realm, and on ways toContinue Reading Beyond the Aichi Targets consultation meeting

GOBI Partner, Fundación MarViva hosted the first of two workshops to promote the creation of a governance scheme for the portion of the Costa Rica Thermal Dome that lies in areas beyond national jurisdiction.  The Dome is an ecologically and economically important oceanic feature in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean.  The workshop took place on 26Continue Reading Costa Rica Thermal Dome governance workshop

Building on the momentum of a pilot IMMA workshop sponsored by the MAVA Foundation (focused on the Mediterranean Sea) and the five IMMA workshops supported by the IKI-funded GOBI research programme (targeting the Indian and Pacific Oceans), the French Biodiversity Agency is hosting a complementary IMMA workshop targeting the Southern Ocean and Sub-Antarctic waters, heldContinue Reading Extended Southern Ocean IMMA workshop in Brest, France