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Contributed to the drafting of a Marine and Coastal Strategy for UNEP (formerly

“One Ocean” policy). Several meetings and consultations with UNEP and especially

the Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Branch to integrate our marine work with UNEP

Programme of Work.

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Participated in

UNEP Governing Council in Monaco, February 2008

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Global meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans

(Guayaquil, Ecuador, November 2008); the Global Conference on Oceans

Coasts and Islands in Hanoi.

UNEP GC in Nairobi in February 2009

Support to UNEP at the Global Oceans Forum in Manado Indonesia

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May

Participation in the ZERO conference 28-29 September, Gardemoen

DIVERSITAS Open Sea Conference 2 in Cape Town 14-16 October 2009

Presentation in the Science, Technology and Reference Network (STAR)

in Vanuatu from October 21 to 23

Participation in Ocean Management Research Network (OMRN) National

Conference 2009 October 22 AND 23 in Ottawa, Canada

Technical Seminar of the Environmental Commission of the International

Navigation Aviation (PIANC) New Orleans 27 October to 2 November

2009

Participated in COP 15 and the World Ocean Day on December 14 in

Copenhagen

Global

Participated in peer review of the Assessment of the Assessment report (AoA). The

AoA is the first phase towards a regular process for the reporting on the state of the

marine environment, according to UN GA Res 60/30. Subcontracted to follow up

the report and evaluate a possible Clearing House mechanism.

DEPI A1 Reports to increase and enhance the use of UNEP

environmental tools for natural resources and ecosystem

management in programming, planning and policy formulation

in Member States and decision making by the General

Assembly, UNEP Governing Council, and bodies such as UN-

Water, UN-Oceans, ISDR, OCHA, IASC

Global

The report “In the Dead Water” launched, and the French and Spanish version of

“In the Dead Water” translated and launched.

DEWA A7 Global and regional launches and outreach events

on findings of environmental assessments to raise and

strengthen the awareness of environmental issues and

management.

DCPI A5.3 Media and outreach support to UNEP briefings,

launches, Audiovisual products and special events

Global

RRA report “Blue Carbon, the role of Healthy Oceans in binding Carbon” launced in

Cape Town on October 14.

http://www.grida.no/publications/rr/bluecarbon/

ebook.aspx

Blue carbon is already being promoted worldwide by numerous

organizations and countries as an addition to rainforests in carbon sequestration

and mitigation of climate change, and has already been included in various

programmes and in legal documents in i.e. US Senate.

Global

Rapid response assessment report “The Environmental Food Crisis” prepared and

launched at GMEF/GC, Nairobi in February 2009

B2. Development of global tools for seafloor ecosystem mapping taking into account the evaluation of goods and services provided by marine and coastal ecosystems.