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Second online information session on the global partnership to support the achievement of Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

30 November 2023, Online

First online information session on the global partnership to support the achievement of Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

29 November 2023, Online

Legal expert workshop to review modalities for modifying the descriptions of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas and describing new areas

23 - 27 November 2023, Oslo, Norway

Technical expert workshop to review modalities for modifying the descriptions of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas and describing new areas

20 - 24 November 2023, Oslo, Norway

World Maritime Day

29 September 2023, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Fourth meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas

19 - 20 September 2023, Online

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) regional capacity-building workshop for East, South and South-East Asia

5 - 8 September 2023, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Call for Nominations for the Technical and Legal Expert Workshops to Review Modalities for Modifying the Descriptions of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas and Describing New Areas, Norway, 20 – 24 November and 23 – 27 November 2023, respectively

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/JA/JG/91257 (2023-096)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, CBD marine and coastal biodiversity focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant global and regional organizations/initiatives

Intersessional workshop of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fishery Bodies

1 - 3 August 2023, Online

Statement on behalf of David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, under agenda item 5 of the further resumed fifth session of the intergovernmental conference on 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

Statement on behalf of David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, under agenda item 5 of the further resumed fifth session of the intergovernmental conference on 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

Composition of the informal advisory group for ecologically or biologically significant marine areas

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/JA/JG/90829 (2023-065)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, and Marine and Coastal Biodiversity national focal points; relevant organizations; and indigenous peoples and local communities

World Oceans Day

8 June 2023, New York, United States of America

Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Oceans Day, 8 June 2023

Sustainable Ocean Initiative Workshop on Ocean-related Capacity-building Needs for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

5 - 9 June 2023, Online

Global Symposium on Soil and Water (FAO)

31 May - 2 June 2023, Rome, Italy

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) national workshop for Jamaica on other effective area-based conservation measures in the marine fishery sector

17 - 19 May 2023, Kingston, Jamaica

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) regional capacity-building workshop for East, South and South-East Asia, 5-8 September 2023 - Seoul, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SS/JA/JMQ/90975 (2023-049)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points of: Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste, Viet Nam, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant global and regional organizations and initiatives

World Water Day: "Accelerating Change"

22 March 2023, New York, United States of America

UN - 2023 Water Conference

22 - 24 March 2023, New York, United States of America

NEW DATES: Sustainable Ocean Initiative Workshop on Ocean-related Capacity-building Needs for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 5-9 June 2023, virtual

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SK/JA/JMQ/90790 (2023-029)
To: CBD National Focal Points and CBD marine and coastal biodiversity focal points from developing countries, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant global and regional organizations/initiatives

Diving into Freshwater Microplastic pollution - Connecting Water, Environmental and Social Sciences

6 - 8 March 2023, Paris, France

Statement on behalf of Mr. David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, following the conclusion of the negotiations at the Resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, 4 March 2023, New York, USA

Statement on behalf of Mr. David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, following the conclusion of the negotiations at the Resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, 4 March 2023, New York, USA

Call for information to support the discussions of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Workshop on Ocean-related Capacity-building Needs for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 24-28 April 2023, virtual

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SK/JA/JMQ/90790 (2023-022)
To: CBD National Focal Points and CBD marine and coastal biodiversity focal points from developing countries, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant global and regional organizations/initiatives

World Seagrass Day

1 March 2023, New York, United States of America

Sustainable Ocean Initiative Workshop on ocean-related capacity-building needs for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 24 – 28 April 2023, virtual

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SK/JA/JMQ/90790 (2023-021)
To: CBD National Focal Points and CBD marine and coastal biodiversity focal points from developing countries, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant global and regional organizations/initiatives

Sustainable Ocean Initiative Workshop on ocean-related capacity-building needs for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, 24-28 April 2023, virtual

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SK/JA/JMQ/90790 (2023-016)
To: CBD National Focal Points and CBD marine and coastal biodiversity focal points from developing countries, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant global and regional organizations/initiatives

Call for Nominations for the Informal Advisory Group for Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SK/JA/JG/90829 (2023-014)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Marine and Coastal biodiversity focal points, indigenous peoples and local communities, and relevant global and regional organizations/initiatives

4th session of the Integovernmental Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources (ITWG-AqGR) - FAO

21 - 23 February 2023, Rome, Italy

World Wetlands Day: "Revive and restore degraded wetlands"

2 February 2023, Gland, Switzerland

Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Partnership Meeting

1 - 2 December 2022, Montreal, Canada

Sustainable Ocean Initiative national capacity-building workshop for Thailand

24 - 25 November 2022, Bangkok, Thailand

8th Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area (ACCOBAMS)

7 - 11 November 2022, TBD, Malta

Third meeting of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fishery Bodies

25 - 28 October 2022, Busan, Republic of Korea

68th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC68)

14 - 21 October 2022, Portorož, Slovenia

Workshop on indicators of the effectiveness of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures (31 October and 2 November 2022); Webinar on Ecological Connectivity - Insights for post-2020 indicators (31 October 2022)

Reference: SCBD/IMS/NP/JC/MC/90585 (2022-063)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points, PoWPA Focal Points, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations

World Maritime Day

30 September 2022, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Online Discussion Forum on ecologically or biologically significant marine areas in preparation for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

14 - 21 September 2022, Online

Selected participants for the online discussion forum on ecologically or biologically significant marine areas in preparation for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/JA/JG/90316 (2022-056)
To: CBD National Focal Points; Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Focal Points; SBSTTA Focal Points; indigenous peoples and local communities; and relevant organizations

Where did these holes in the ocean floor come from? 'Nobody knows,' says scientist

Social media users consider aliens or sea monsters — but NOAA researcher suspects an animal culprit. Mysterious, neatly aligned holes have been discovered deep in the ocean — and scientists are stumped about their origin.

The sharks of the St. Lawrence, managers of the ocean pantry

The basking shark feeds on the surface with its mouth wide open to filter plankton, explains the St. Lawrence Shark Observatory (archives).

Online Discussion Forum on ecologically or biologically significant marine areas in preparation for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/JL/SK/JA/JM/90316 (2022-047)
To: CBD National Focal Points; Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Focal Points; SBSTTA Focal Points; indigenous peoples and local communities; and relevant organizations

Applying the concept of liquid biopsy to monitor the microbial biodiversity of marine coastal ecosystems

Liquid biopsy (LB) is a concept that is rapidly gaining ground in the biomedical field. Its concept is largely based on the detection of circulating cell-free DNA (ccfDNA) fragments that are mostly released as small fragments following cell death in various tissues. A small percentage of these f ...

St. Lawrence shoreline erosion: We must work with, not against, nature

The St. Lawrence riverbanks are eroding. This has an impact on infrastructure, economy and inhabitants’ well-being. It exposes communities to flooding and can destroy local ecosystems.

How the Ocean Sustains Complex Life

Search “ocean zones” online, and you will see hundreds of illustrations that depict the same vertical profile of the sea. The thin, top layer is the “sunlight” or epipelagic zone, which receives enough light for photosynthesis by phytoplankton, algae and some bacteria.

Marine ranching helps restore biodiversity in south China island

When Wang Aimin, then a professor of oceanic science at Hainan University, started helping with marine ranching by dropping artificial reefs into seawater in 2011, he was ridiculed by local divers.

Young Māori divers hunt invasive crown-of-thorns starfish to save coral reefs

Every Saturday, a group of Cook Island Māori youth slide into scuba gear, grab sticks from the ironwood trees (Casuarina equisetifolia) growing along Rarotonga’s beachfront, and head to the reef surrounding the island. Their mission; to dive for invasive taramea (crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanth ...

15 Issues That Could Greatly Impact Marine and Coastal Biodiversity

Researchers have listed fifteen areas of concern, emphasizing the need to tackle these issues. Examples include the mining of lithium from the deep sea, exploitation of species found in deeper waters, and the unforeseen effects of wildfires across different ecosystems.

Seal of approval? Rescue services warn approaching Australian marine wildlife can be fraught

If you ever stumble upon a seal pup far from home, best leave it alone and call for help. Humans (and their dogs) can pose a danger to seals, and the marine mammals can give humans tuberculosis.