The UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Regional Seas Programme uses a “shared seas” approach to maintain the biodiversity of oceans and marine ecosystems and to help restore ocean and marine ecosystem health, productivity and resilience. The meeting is expected to discuss: implementation of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans, including their role in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the post-2015 development agenda; the Global Partnership on Marine Litter; regional actions on marine litter; the green economy in a blue world; and development of a roadmap on priorities for the next ten plus years. The meeting takes place during the 40th Anniversary of the Regional Seas Conventions and Actions Plans.  

dates: 29 September – 1 October 2014  
venue: Divani Caravel Hotel, 2, Vassileos Alexandrou street  
location: Athens, Attiki, Greece  
contact: Alberto Pacheco Capella, Coordinator, Regional Seas Programme  
phone: (+254) 20 762 4591  
fax: (+254) 20 762 4618  
e-mail: alberto.pacheco@unep.org  
www: www.unep.org/regionalseas
 http://www.unep.org/regionalseas/globalmeetings/default_ns.asp