Fwd: DCMC: Global Ocean Forum News: Over 50% of Countries Supporting Oceans at Rio+20

[Adam Greenberg]

We should start keying in to these things. I plan on getting much more active once Im back from Zambia with more reliable internet. But this is cool!!

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From: DCMC <dc...@iucn.org>
Date: Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 10:02 AM
Subject: DCMC: Global Ocean Forum News: Over 50% of Countries Supporting Oceans at Rio+20
To: DCMC <dc...@iucn.org>

Dear colleagues:
 
The Global Ocean Forum is pleased to report that oceans and coasts have taken a prominent role in the 
discussions leading up to the Rio+20 Conference (UN Conference on Sustainable Development) to take place June 20-22, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Over 50% of all Member States, and all political groups and regional preparatory outcomes, recognized oceans or ocean-related information in their input submissions to the Rio+20 compilation document. Member States highlighting oceans in their submissions included both developed and developing countries, and spanned all regions of the world.
 
Common concerns included addressing the effects of climate change on coastal communities, the special needs of small island developing States (SIDS), loss of marine biodiversity, pressures on fisheries, the need for ocean-related capacity development, and addressing marine pollution. For some States, proposals to improve the institutional framework for sustainable development included support for strengthening Regional Fishery 
Management Organizations (RFMOs), and the implementation of the Mauritius Strategy and the Barbados Plan of Implementation.
 
Please see the attached document and tables, prepared by Marisa Van Hoeven, Ryan Ono, and Joseph Appiott, which summarize the ocean-related submissions.
 

 

 

 

Suzanne Garrett

DCMC Coordinator

IUCN

1630 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 300

Washington, DC 20009

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Adam Greenberg
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[Vita Sinclair]

Wheyy, good news. Are you or sustainUS planning on going to Rio?

And where abouts are you in Zambia? Hope you're having an awesome time!