Exploring hybrid ocean governance in the high seas for the Sargasso Sea and the Thermal Dome
THE RESEARCH PROJECT
The ‘SARGADOM’ project focuses on two remarkable high seas sites – the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic (‘SARGA’) and the Thermal Dome in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (‘DOM’). The aim of the project is to contribute to the protection of biodiversity and ecosystem services, and to facilitate the development of hybrid ocean governance approaches for the two sites.
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The Sargasso Sea and the Thermal Dome provide illustrative examples of the value of high seas ecosystems, as well as highlighting the barriers to their protection.
UPCOMING EVENTS
AND LATEST NEWS
A week at IUCN headquarters
A week of intense reflection in Gland, Switzerland to help facilitate implementation of the BBNJ agreement
Outcomes of the BBNJ Preparatory Commission
Main outcomes and agreements, pending issues, and next steps for the implementation of the UN BBNJ Agreement from the first Preparatory Commission held in New York from 24 to 26 June 2024
Beyond Boundaries: PSSAs a complementary tool for BBNJ, the 30×30 and SDG 14 Agendas
Agenda for the side event organized by the SARGADOM team at the Immersed in Change conference, ahead of the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference. The event took place on June 7, 2024.
SARGADOM at CISOS24 & Immersed in Change, Costa Rica
SARGADOM project members take part in the two pre-conferences of the United Nations Ocean Conference. Find out more about their contributions here.
CISOS24, scientific conference at Immersed in Change
Congress of Integration of Knowledge for a Sustainable Ocean, CISOS24 ahead of the Immersed in Change conference. June 3-6, 2024.
SARGADOM endorsed by the Ocean Decade
The SARGADOM (Studying Hybrid Governance for the Management and Protection of the High Seas: Case Studies of the Sargasso Sea and the Thermal Dome) project has recently received a significant endorsement from the United Nations’ Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), under the Marine Life 2030 program.
PARTNERS
SARGADOM is the result of an international collaboration between research institutes, NGOs, marine area managers and public funders.
FUNDERS
Fonds français pour l’environnement mondial
French Biodiversity Agency
Global Environment Facility
