This week the SARGADOM project attended the IUCN High Seas Workshop on Area-based Management Tools in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. Both sites, the Thermal Dome and the Sargasso Sea, were featured in a panel of presentations on the existing efforts focusing of sites in ABNJ globally, which also included the Salas y Gomez and Nazca Ridges, the Emperor Seamounts Chain, and more. The meeting discussed multi-site messages to advance ABMTs in ABNJ under the BBNJ agreement. After the meeting, the SARGADOM project held an advisory board and a steering committee meeting for the third year of the project. #highseas #abnj #bbnj #highseastreaty #sargadom #sargassosea #thermaldome

In order to prepare for the early operationalization and implementation of the BBNJ Agreement for the protection of the high seas, delegations and experts made progress at the @unitednations headquarters in New York at the first meeting of the Preparatory Commission for the Entry Into Force of the BBNJ Agreement (BBNJ PrepCom). 👀 Here's a quick summary of the last 3 days. ☝ Ratification by 60 countries is required. The clock is ticking, 7 countries have ratified the agreement to date. The objective is to reach the required number of ratifications by the time of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) next June in Nice, France. Many thanks to Sonia @angelicajuradoc, SARGADOM project coordinator at @fundacionmarviva, our on-the-spot reporter!

There's still time to register for tomorrow's Side Event! // Aún está a tiempo de inscribirse en el evento paralelo de mañana. #ImmersedinChange #CISOS24 Event in English and Español The detailed program is now available below // Ya está disponible el programa detallado 👉https://tinyurl.com/pssa-side-event - @fundacionmarviva @sargassoseacmsn @universitebrest @ofbiodiversite #French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM)

📢 Upcoming Scientific Event at the Congress on the integration of knowledge for a sustainable ocean #CISOS24 - Panel #DeepSea & #ThermalDome 🗓 June 5, 10:00-12:00 AM 📍 UNA - Centro Universitario Emilia Prieto Tugores - Campus Higuerón, Institutional Auditorium Cora Ferro Calabrese, Sala Pampa Submarina, 1st Floor (Ruta Nacional Secundaria 112, Heredia, Costa Rica) Topics and Panelists: 〰 Jorge Jiménez, Regional advisor at @fundacionmarviva and Project Leader of the Thermal Dome initiative for the SARGADOM project "The Importance of the Thermal Dome in the Eastern Tropical Pacific" 〰 Hervé Claustre, CNRS Senior Scientist at LOV joint research unit, @Institut de la Mer de Villefranche @sorbonne_univ "The Argo Dome Project in the Thermal Dome" 〰 Daniela García Sánchez, Research Fellow in Economic policy and natural resources at the National University of Costa Rica @una.ac.cr "Analysis of the economic impact of the Thermal Dome in the Eastern Tropical Pacific"

[SAVE THE DATE] June 7 🥐 Breakfast at Immersed in Change Conference in Costa Rica. 〰 The SARGADOM research project team is organizing a breakfast discussion: on how Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) as an Area-Based Management Tool (ABMT) could contribute to the 30x30 conservation target, including in the high seas, and to the #SDG14. 〰 If you are interested in the event, please visit our website to register. #CISOS24 #ImmersedinChange conference. 🗓 Friday, 7 June 2024 🕢 7:30 - 9:00 AM CST 📍 Hotel Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, San José, Costa Rica (in front of National Convention Center) 🇬🇧 Event in English & Spanish 🇨🇷 A Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) is an area that needs special protection through action by IMO because of its significance for recognized ecological or socio-economic or scientific reasons and which may be vulnerable to damage by international maritime activities. The criteria for the identification of particularly sensitive sea areas and the criteria for the designation of special areas are not mutually exclusive. In many cases a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area may be identified within a Special Area and vice versa. Source: @imo_hq Event organized by the partners of the project: @fundacionmarviva, @sargassoseacmsn @universitebrest, French Facility for Global Environment, @ofbiodiversite

Mar Viva has produced a guidance document for understanding the United Nations Treaty for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction. The report is dedicated to spreading knowledge and improving understanding of what the BBNJ treaty entails, both for the general public and for government officials in charge of implementing it. The report was written by Sonia Angélica Jurado Caicedo, the brilliant project lead for the Thermal Dome as part of the SARGADOM project! With a background in law and a master’s degree in International Affairs from Universidad Externado de Colombia, Sonia has been a driving force in the field of international affairs, environmental multilateralism, ocean governance, and sustainable development since 2016. The report is available in English and Spanish on Mar Viva’s website! #un #marinebiodiversity #sustainability #oceangovernance #environmentallaw #publication