Connecting and Protecting Our Seas: Initiatives in the Baltic and the Mediterranean
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Description
By organizing a follow-up event to The Ocean Conference in New York in June 2017, Sweden and Monaco wish to join forces in moving from words to deeds in facilitating the exchange of experiences and know-how in dealing with the preservation of our oceans. It is time to leave abstract rhetoric behind as our oceans urgently need our concrete attention.
The core part of the event will take place during two days in Monaco, 12-13th of October. On October 12th, a high level business round table on Sustainable Shipping is organised as well as a research symposium on the Impact of climate change on the marine ecosystem. On October 13th, a high level international conference on the theme: Connecting and Protecting Our Seas: Initiatives in the Baltic and the Mediterranean is organised.
At the core of our attention lie the Baltic and the Mediterranean Seas - and the links between them. Strong local ownership and commitment to improve the situation in the Baltic and the Mediterranean Seas has led to dedicated research and concrete, solutions-oriented cooperation between actors across the board governments, regional and local authorities, academia, agencies and companies.
By focusing on the local level the Baltic and the Mediterranean Seas the conference will draw conclusions and showcase proven and scalable solutions with both ecological and economic benefits. The results and the solutions produced locally are, however, most likely to have strong relevance for other seas and oceans. The conference in Monaco in October will thereby contribute to create momentum for global action to implement SDG 14 by putting these results and solutions at display. The conference will also help to create the new partnerships needed for action: government to government, scientists to scientists, company to company - and just as important, the partnerships between these different categories of relevant actors.
The discussion in Monaco, based on the experiences from the two seas, will inter alia touch upon healthier and more sustainable seafood management, industry involvement - examples of companies, notably in the shipping industry, moving beyond compliance and into innovation to create shared value, and Marine Protected Areas experiences from the two seas.
On this occasion a forward looking Swedish-Monegasque Cooperation Agreement aiming to support the implementation of SDG 14 will be signed by the governments of the two countries. Also, a conference synthesis report will be produced and presented later in the fall of 2017.
In connection with the conference an array of business oriented as well as cultural activities focusing on sustainable innovations will take place.
SDGS & Targets
Goal 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.1.1
(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
14.2
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.2.1
Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas
14.3
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.3.1
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.4.1
14.5
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.5.1
14.6
By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
14.6.1
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
14.7
By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.7.1
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries
14.a
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.a.1
14.b
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.b.1
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries
14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"
14.c.1
Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
SDG 14 targets covered
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 14.1 | By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution |
| 14.2 | By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans |
| 14.4 | By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics |
| 14.6 | By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation |
| 14.a | Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries |
Deliverables & Timeline
Resources mobilized
Partnership Progress
| Title | Progress Status | Submitted |
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| Partnership Progress 2018-01-07 | Completed |
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Henrik Garmer, Conseiller