The members of the SARGADOM research project are committed to bringing you live coverage of international negotiations on ocean, climate and biodiversity. During major international meetings (the latest being the International Seabed Authority negotiations), delegations of researchers are accredited as observers to report on these crucial discussions, which will have an impact on the level of protection of marine biodiversity, with an expert’s eye, and a decoding of the issues at stake is also offered before, during and after the events. You can access our latest coverage below.
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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
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 project members take part in the two pre-conferences of the United Nations Ocean Conference. Find out more about their contributions here.
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.
The University of Western Brittany (UBO) invites the public to dive deep into the ocean at a conference at Océanopoplis, a scientific center dedicated to the ocean in Brest.
In a groundbreaking move towards global marine conservation, Palau has etched its name in history as the first country to ratify the BBNJ (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction) Treaty. The small Pacific island nation has taken a bold step to safeguard the vast and vital areas of the world’s oceans that lie beyond national jurisdiction.
3 days Workshop in Costa Rica, 13-15 November 2023, on the designation of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA) on the High Seas.
As negotiations resume in Kingston to continue the drafting of the mining code, discover Dr Catherine Blanchard’s day-to-day observations.
The high seas treaty opened for signature on september 20th. It has already been signed by more than 70 states
SARGADOM team attended the ‘High Seas Treaty Symposium – from negotiation to implementation’ on 6-7 October 2023 in Edinburgh, UK.
The 1st Steering Committee Meeting for the Sargasso Sea GEF project was scheduled on October 4, 2023, and the 1st stakeholder Engagement Meeting for the project on the October 5, 2023, in Edinburgh, UK, in conjunction with the High Seas Symposium.
The International Seabed Authority is an International Organization based in Kingston. And it is under high pressure!
Its July negotiations on a Mining Code allowing the exploitation of seabed mineral resources just started.
SARGADOM is a research projet that aims to contribute to a hybrid governance to protect and manage two remarkable areas of the high seas
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