Side Event

PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERT WORKSHOP ON CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFYING ECOLOGICALLY OR BIOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTIONS (DECEMBER 2005, OTTAWA, CANADA)

Organizer
Fisheries and Oceans, Canada

Date and Time
29 March 2006 18:30 - 20:15

Meeting
Eighth Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 8)

Preliminary results of a scientific experts workshop Canada hosted in December 2005 to review and assess existing ecological criteria and biogeographical classification systems and to initiate work on the development of a set of scientifically rigorous ecological criteria that could be used to identify potential sites for areas requiring special management measures, including marine protected areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.