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States – Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bis-
sau, Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
• The third in a series of workshops on capacity de-
velopment for technical personnel from each of the
West African States was conducted in August 2012
in Arendal. The aim is to develop an understanding
of the concepts of Article 76 of the UN Convention
on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the steps involved
in the submission process, and the technical capac-
ity to participate in the preparation of the submission.
This and earlier workshops successfully established
the framework for producing the submissions and
strengthened the capacity of country officials to ana-
lyse the geo-scientific data currently being collected.
• In collaboration with the Applied Geoscience and
Technology Division (SOPAC) of the Secretariat of
the Pacific Commission (SPC), Geosciences Australia
and the Commonwealth Secretariat, the UNEP/Shelf