Organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), this expert workshop will be held at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). It will aim at improving and sharing knowledge on underwater noise and its impacts on marine and coastal biodiversity, and developing practical guidance and toolkits to minimize and mitigate the significant adverse impacts of anthropogenic underwater noise on marine and coastal biodiversity, including marine mammals.  

dates: 25-27 February 2014   location: London, England, UK   contact: CBD Secretariat   phone: +1 514 288 2220   fax: +1 514 288 6588   e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int   www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=MCBEM-2014-01