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PART 4 OUTLOOK AND EMERGING ISSUES
The two bodies have also joined efforts on
implementation of the ecosystem approach,
particularly on linkages between EA F/EA A and
wider environmental protection considerations.
R FBs and RFMOs have a crucial role to play in
relation to the management of biodiversit y
beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). In its
resolution 69/292 of 19 June 2015, the United
Nations General Assembly decided to develop
an international legally binding instrument
under UNCLOS on the conser vation and
sustainable use of marine biological diversit y
of areas beyond national jurisdiction. The
BBNJ process constitutes an important driver
in the development of multisectoral
governance in the high seas, where RFBs have
a recognized role.
FAO and UNEP are also supporting cooperation
agreements in other areas of the world:
„ „ In the Gulf and Sea of Oman, RECOFI and the
Regional Organization for the Protection of the
Marine Environment (ROPME) have been
leading the initiative for cooperation. Although
no Memorandum of Understanding has been
signed yet, the seventh session of RECOFI
(Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, 14 to 16 May
2013) and the regional workshop “Toward the
Development of a Regional Ecosystem Based
Management Strateg y for ROPME Sea Area”
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 4 to 7 April
2016) emphasized the value of effective and
viable regional cooperation between ROPME
and RECOFI, which have identical mandate
areas and constituencies.
„ „ In the Southwest Indian Ocean, SWIOFC and
the Nairobi Convention have been discussing
modes of cooperation, and a draft
Memorandum of Understanding has been
prepared to formalize it. The management
bodies of both organizations support this
cooperation.
„ „ In the Central Eastern Atlantic, the Fisheries
Committee for the Central Eastern Atlantic
(CECA F) and the Abidjan Convention have
developed a long-standing cooperative relation
for supporting the sustainable use and
conser vation of marine living resources and
their environment in the areas where the
mandates of the two bodies overlap. The two
bodies have developed a de facto collaboration
through a number of joint projects and
initiatives, such as the Canar y Current Large
Marine Ecosystem (CCLME) project. An
agreement for cooperation is being prepared.
In 2014, the North East Atlantic Fisheries
Commission (NEAFC) and the Convention for the
Protection of the Marine Environment in the North
East Atlantic (OSPAR) Commission adopted a
collective arrangement for working together on
particular areas outside national jurisdiction
within the areas of their mandate. Both
organizations deal with the protection of
vulnerable marine ecosystems and biodiversity, but
with different mandates. NEAFC’s mandate is
largely limited to management of fishing activities,
which is explicitly excluded from OSPAR’s legal
competence. As some human activities that could
affect the protected entities did not fall under the
legal competence of either organization, OSPAR
established wider cooperation and coordination
among authorities with international legal
competence in this context.
In the Mediterranean area, GFCM and the
UNEP/Mediterranean Action Plan Secretariat
to the Barcelona Convention (UNEP-M AP)
signed a Memorandum of Understanding in
2012. Their collaboration has already achieved
results, including:
„ „ integration of environmental concerns in
the context of social and economic
development, especially in relation to
fisheries and aquaculture;
„ „ harmonization of existing criteria for
identif ying Specially Protected Areas of
Mediterranean Importance and Fisheries
Restricted Areas, in particular those located
partially or wholly in areas beyond national
jurisdiction;
„ „ stronger coordination in the
implementation of the SDG strategies of the
two organizations.
Moving across the Atlantic to the Western
Central Atlantic, W ECA FC cooperates with the
United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) in supporting implementation of the
Strategic Action Programme of the Caribbean
and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine
Ecosystems (CLME+), a five-year project
co-financed by GEF. On 27 July 2017, the
Interim Coordination Mechanism for the
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