The 18th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans (RSCAPs) will convene in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, in advance of the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs) on accelerating progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. The Regional Seas Programme aims to address ocean and coastal area degradation through the sustainable management and use of the marine and coastal environment by encouraging countries who share a common body of water to participate in actions to protect their shared marine environment. There are 13 Regional Seas programmes established under the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
dates: 30 September – 1 October 2016
location: Incheon, Republic of Korea
contact: Kanako Hasegawa, UNEP Regional Seas Programme
phone: +254-20-7624791
e-mail: kanako.hasegawa@unep.org
www: http://www.unep.org/ecosystemmanagement/water/regionalseas40/Meetings/18thGlobalMeetingoftheRSCAPs/tabid/1061162/Default.aspx
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