The World Ocean Council (WOC) is organising an official Side Event at the U.N. Headquarters on 'Methods and Tools for Documenting Human Activity and Assessing Threat and Risk to High Seas Biodiversity'.
The event will take place on 28 August, during the current round of U.N. negotiations to expand the Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to include a new legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine life in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ).
The BBNJ seeks to address the effects of human activity on biodiversity, e.g. through environmental impact assessments and area-based management tools. In order for these to be targeted and effective, it will be beneficial to:
• Document the kinds of human activities actually taking place in specific high seas areas
• Determine whether these activities constitute a threat to biodiversity
• Identify whether these activities are actually a risk to organisms, populations, species or their habitat in specific locations
The WOC side event will examine the options and experience in documenting human activity in the marine environment and assessing the threat and risk to biodiversity from economic activity at sea based on science and evidence. A case study of methods developed and applied by BMT and the government in Australia will be reviewed, its lessons learned presented and the applicability to the high seas considered.
Read the full article on the International Aquafeed website, HERE.
The event will take place on 28 August, during the current round of U.N. negotiations to expand the Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to include a new legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine life in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ).
• Document the kinds of human activities actually taking place in specific high seas areas
• Determine whether these activities constitute a threat to biodiversity
• Identify whether these activities are actually a risk to organisms, populations, species or their habitat in specific locations
The WOC side event will examine the options and experience in documenting human activity in the marine environment and assessing the threat and risk to biodiversity from economic activity at sea based on science and evidence. A case study of methods developed and applied by BMT and the government in Australia will be reviewed, its lessons learned presented and the applicability to the high seas considered.
Read the full article on the International Aquafeed website, HERE.
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