Taskforce on Ocean Governance

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Job Vacancy for Aquaculture Sector Specialist

Wageningen Economic Research Institute is looking for a talented colleague with a market- and customer-oriented attitude and a great affinity for applied scientific research that will support public and private policy makers with respect to the international position of aquaculture for food systems of delta metropoles. You will be conduting research in close contact with your clients and you based in The Hague, the Netherlands. For more information, see RER Aquaculture Sector Specialist EXTERN.

New paper in PNAS: Beyond Panaceas in Fisheries Governance (Focus on ITQs)

Fisheries management has often been characterized by regulatory policies that result in panaceas—broad based policy solutions that are expected to address several problems, which result in unintended consequences. In fisheries governance, individual transferable quotas (ITQs) are one such example. Countries set an allowable harvest level reflecting environmental targets and then allocate individual quotas to fishers, which can then be exchanged. Proponents argue that this system is competitive and enables economic efficiency and environmentally sustainable outcomes. […]

ANNOUNCEMENT: São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean Interdisciplinary Research and Governance

Given the complexity of current environmental challenges, the interdisciplinary approach to science has gained increased awareness and use in the global scientific research community. The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean Interdisciplinary Research and Governance will gather a critical mass of young scientists to discuss scientific knowledge of relevance to society. Audience: Graduate students (Masters and Doctoral course). APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED – 30 MARCH 2018

Call for paper abstracts on Earth System Governance for Blue Growth (2018 Utrecht ESG conference)

Much is expected of ‘Blue Growth’ as it simultaneously allows for economic development whilst also protecting our marine environment. Many questions remain about the Blue Economy in practice, however, especially in relation to how social, environmental and economic objectives can be successfully integrated, and how trade-offs between these objectives are made within and across individual Blue Economy sectors. This panel seeks to foster discussion within the ESG community on the Earth System Governance for Blue […]

A Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment

In December of 2017, the UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea completed its first Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socioeconomic Aspects. You can find information about the background, methods, and results of this regular process here: http://www.un.org/depts/los/global_reporting/global_reporting.htm