Prince Albert II of Monaco will convene this meeting of experts to focus on ways to promote the sustainable use of oceans. Monaco will invite oceans experts, economists and business representatives from the five regional groups to reflect on the issues of food security, energy, and tourism in order to formulate concrete recommendations as well as implement and ultimately replicate the best learned practices from their local and regional experiences. The meeting will also discuss the relationship of these issues with the themes of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20).  

dates: 28-30 November 2011   location: Monaco, Monaco   contact: UNCSD Secretariat   e-mail: uncsd2012@un.org   www: http://bemonaco2011.org/