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First SIDS DOCK Pacific Meeting Reviews ProgressInternational Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 20 May 2013The first SIDS DOCK Pacific Regional Meeting reviewed the current work of the first phase of the SIDS DOCK Support Programme and discussed its next phase. SIDS DOCK is an initiative developed by small island developing States (SIDS) for SIDS to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, and contribute towards sustainable development with support from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank.
Renewable Energy | Small Island Developing States | United Nations UNEP Video Series: Two Minutes on Oceans with Jim Toomey!rona.unep.org | 16 Apr 2013The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has partnered with cartoonist Jim Toomey – of Shermans Lagoon fame – in developing a series of six two-minute videos intended to raise awareness of the importance of oceans and the coastal environment. The videos use animation and humor to explain in clear and simple language the role oceans play in our lives and our very survival.
Marine Management | United Nations UN Prepares for 2014 SIDS ConferenceInternational Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 10 Apr 2013Preparations for the 2014 International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are underway, beginning with a planning mission led by Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, to Apia, Samoa, where the Conference will take place.
Small Island Developing States | United Nations Chinese fishing fleet in African waters reports 9% of catch to UNGuardian Unlimited | 03 Apr 2013Just 9% of the millions of tonnes of fish caught by China's giant fishing fleet in African and other international waters is officially reported to the UN, say researchers using a new way to estimate the size and value of catches. Fisheries experts have long considered that the catches reported by China to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) are low but the scale of the possible deception shocked the authors.
Fisheries | United Nations Policy Brief: Securing the Future of MangrovesUNESCO | 20 Feb 2013Based on the 2nd edition of the World Atlas of Mangroves, the policy brief Securing the Future of Mangroves provides managers and decision-makers from around the world with straight-forward options for robust management and policy responses, and up-to-date information on the current status of mangrove ecosystems and their most pressing threats.
Blue Carbon | Policy | United Nations CMS Welcomes United Nations General Assembly Resolution regarding CMS Sharks MOUConvention on Migratory Species | 17 Jan 2013Bonn, 14 January 2013 - By adopting the wide-ranging text on Oceans and the Law of the Sea on 11 December 2012 in New York, the United Nations General Assembly has for the first time ever officially recognized the importance of the CMS MOU on Sharks for the conservation of migratory sharks within a resolution to promote a healthy marine environment as part of achieving its sustainable development goals.
Fish | Fisheries | United Nations New Website Puts Spotlight on Blue CarbonUNEP | 19 Dec 2012Marine ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and saltwater marshes, can capture and store a significant amount of atmospheric carbon. Yet the full potential of these "blue carbon" habitats to mitigate climate change remains relatively overlooked. To improve understanding of blue carbon, and highlight innovative projects that support these critical ecosystems, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched 'The Blue Carbon Portal': http://bluecarbonportal.org
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