GOBI representatives joined other delegates at the third session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom3) on the Development of an International Legally Binding Instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, which took place on 27 AprilContinue Reading PrepCom3: progress towards an internationally-binding legal instrument for BBNJ

The Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA) regional workshop for the South Pacific– sponsored by the GOBI-IKI project in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and coordinated by the IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force – was successfully convened in Apia, Samoa, on 27-31 March 2017. During the workshop, 23Continue Reading Important Marine Mammal Areas in the South Pacific

The spring 2017 edition of the GOBI newsletter is now available. Packed with the latest information from the GOBI community, it includes an overview of developments at the recent CBD COP13 meeting, as well as highlights from the GOBI science programme and a round up of the latest meetings, workshops and publications. Those in attendanceContinue Reading Spring issue of the GOBI newsletter now out