WCEL hosts Webinar on Fishing on the High Seas and Marine Protected Areas
WCEL Webinar "Fishing on the High Seas and Marine Protected Areas"聽advances our understanding of the steps the international community can take to sustain our Ocean for future generations.
On Tuesday, 13 October 2020, WCEL collaborated with the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)聽and the (IIJS) to host the ninth event in the WCEL Webinar series "Fishing on the High Seas and Marine Protected Areas".
The challenges of international Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing on the high seas is one of the most urgent issues for the global community seeking to protect marine reserves and the integrity of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).聽 IUU fleets that cross protected boundaries create problems for environmental security, international governance, and the livelihoods of local communities that depend on their marine resources.聽
This webinar featured聽globally renowned experts who provided perspectives on marine protection, coorperation, and enforcement聽in international waters. Dr. Kathy MacKinnon, Chair of the聽香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Commission on Protected Areas, provided opening remarks. The webinar was moderated by Cymie Payne,听Associate Professor at聽Rutgers Law School, and Chair of the WCEL Oceans, Coasts, and Coral Reefs Specialist Group. The panelists included:聽
- , Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore,听International Law and IUU Fishing
- , Assistant Programme Specialist, World Heritage Marine Programme, World Heritage Centre, UNESCO,听UNESCO Marine World Heritage: Beacons of Hope in a Changing Ocean
- ,听Founding Partner, Inter-American Institute on Justice and Sustainability (IIJS),听Galapagos at Risk: International Marine Protection, Challenges & Legal Options
- ,听Research Professor of Latin American Studies, U.S. Army War College Strategic, Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies,听Latin Americas Experience with Deepwater Foreign Fishing Fleets
- ,听Senior High Seas Advisor,听香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Global Marine and Polar Programme,听MPAs and Roles for the BBNJ agreement
Support for the Webinar was provided by聽Claudia聽S.聽de Windt, IIJS CEO adn WCEL Steering Committee Member,听as well as Xiao Recio-Blanco, Director of the Ocean Program at the Environmental Law Institute.
A recording of the webinar is available here:
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