Tag: UN sustainable development goals

In 2012, the Cook Islands announced the creation of world's largest single-country marine park -  approximately 1.1 million square kilometers (km2) of the southern Cook Islands’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) - a vast swathe of ocean almost twice the size of France. In 2014, the International Union for Conservation of Nature recommended that we need to protect at least 30 percent of the world's oceans to effectively preserve biodiversity and then Mexico created a marine reserve larger than Greece; a ‘safe haven’ – as many say -  in Pacific Ocean! Thus, are marine parks the answer to saving ocean wildlife? On 25 November 2017, Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto officially signed a decree to protect the biodiversity of the region by creating North America's largest marine protected area around the Revillagigedo Islands, prohibiting mining, fishing, and tourism development on or near the islands. The park was praised by the World Wildlife Fund and British investor and philanthropist Richard Branson. Technically part of the Mexican state of Colima, the Revillagigedo Islands or Revillagigedo Archipelago are a group of four volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean, known for their unique ecosystem. They are located where the cold waters of the California current meet ...

WOC and ETG announced release of a white paper, highlighting the need and opportunity to develop Ocean/Maritime Clusters as a key part of achieving ocean sustainable development, implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and advancing the “Blue Economy” and “Blue Growth”, specially in developing countries.

IMO has signed a new partnership agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, aiming to promote sustainable shipping through a range of safety and environment-focused capacity-building activities in the maritime and port sectors in selected countries. 

DNV GL, the United Nations Global Compact and Sustainia released the Global Opportunity Report, addressing some of the most important sustainable business opportunities. The report highlights innovative private sector solutions that will help us reach the UN Global Goals in 12 short years.

UN Global Compact, the Norwegian Government and partner companies announced the launch of the Business Action Platform for Oceans, that enables companies for the first time to take a leading role in addressing ocean sustainability. The platform will be formally based in the UN Global Compact, the private sector initiative of the UN.

The 30th session of IMO Assembly adopted its strategic plan for 2018-2023, including seven newly-identified strategic directions for IMO, placing the Organization firmly on route to supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The governments of Indonesia and Denmark agreed to further strengthen the already close bilateral partnership, to boost economic and political cooperation and to address global challenges and opportunities such as climate change, green growth and sustainable development.

The BWM treaty entered into force in September 2017. This landmark step was recognized at the latest meeting of the Inter-agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species, which held its 8th session in Brussels, Belgium, 22-23 November.

A regional conference on women in the maritime sector took place in Dili, Timor Leste, on 6-9 November, under the theme: Transitioning from Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals. The event gathers members of the Women in Maritime Associations for Asia from 22 Asian countries.

In honor of UN Day, on October 24, and the 2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, CLIA reminded cruise industry’s commitment to sustainable practices noting that the industry has had the most impact on six of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.