MARINE REGIONS FORUMConnecting people to protect one oceanMaintaining a healthy ocean is a fundamental prerequisite for achieving global sustainability. It is rich in biodiversity and provides us with, for example, food, energy, and minerals. But the degradation of the marine environment has outpaced the development of governance responses. A central challenge comes from the transboundary nature of ocean: neither fish stocks nor pressures such as marine pollution or climate change are bound by national borders. Another issue is the sectoral…
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"Connecting Ships, Ports and People" has been selected as the World Maritime Day theme for 2017. Addressing the IMO Council, meeting for its 116th session at IMO Headquarters in London, Mr. Lim said the theme would provide an opportunity to work with developed and developing countries, shipping and public and private sector ports with a view to identifying and promoting best practices and building bridges between the many diverse actors involved in these areas. http://www.imo.org/en/About/Events/WorldMaritimeDay/Pages/WMD-2017.aspx
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