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Strengthening ocean governance in Asia and the Pacific: Interactive Dialogue during Fifth Asia-Pacific Day for the Ocean
On 30 November, the Ocean Governance Project’s Technical Director Puri Canals virtually attended the Interactive Dialogue on Ocean Governance as part of the Fifth Asia-Pacific Day for the Ocean in Bangkok, Thailand. Alongside five other regional ocean experts, she...
First steps taken towards the development of a tool for marine turtle protection
On 18th October 2022, the Marine Mammals Twinning hosted a workshop focusing on the Marine Mammals Management Toolkit and its respective adaptation to marine turtles at the occasion of the 7th Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles, Tetouan (Morocco), highlighting...
Learning Exchanges in Kota Kinabalu as a catalyst for new ideas and partnerships
Last week the Ocean Governance project held one of its biggest and most exciting events since its launch in 2016. On 12th and 13th October, our team brought together more than 60 ocean professionals from the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia to participate in two...
Annual Networks Twinning Workshop in Kota Kinabalu sees lively discussion about the formation of a global network of MPA managers
From 9 to 11 October 2022, the annual workshop of the MPA Networks Twinning Project took place in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, ahead of the Learning Exchanges with South-East Asia. Networks Twinning Coordinator Puri Canals was delighted to be able to bring together...
First public-private partnership between WWF and Epson to ensure sustainability of the Ocean Governance Project
On 18 March, project partners WWF announced that they entered a public-private partnership with Epson, a global leader in image processing technologies. Epson will support WWF to scale coral and mangrove restoration efforts in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines...
Coral and mangrove restorations are moving forward in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines
Both corals and mangroves play a very important role in protecting coastal communities as they form natural barriers that make the coastline more resilient to natural forces. They also serve as essential habitats for many different species, being their feeding or...
Strong presence at IMPAC5: Ocean Governance team prepares to host sessions at the largest International Marine Protected Areas Congress
Improving the management of the marine environment through international cooperation and dialogue between MPA managers and stakeholders lie at the core of the EU Ocean Governance project. The Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), taking place...
Successful South-South cooperation during training webinars for MPA managers from Brazil and Cape Verde
An online webinar held from 16-18 August 2022 united MPA managers from Brazil and Cape Verde for a joint learning experience. Our Resilience Twinning Coordinator Jean-Jaques Goussard organised the event, which aimed to disseminate the Resilience Twinning and platform...
Ocean Governance team participated in first ever Africa Protected Areas Congress
From 18-22 July, our team was honoured to take part in the first Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) in Kigali, Rwanda. They took the opportunity to meet with other African Marine Protected Areas (MPA) networks and practitioners, and presented the activities of...
Ocean Governance Project at the UN Ocean Conference
From 27 June to 1 July 2022, the global ocean community came together in Lisbon to collectively work towards the Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. The Conference saw lively...