High Seas Marine Protected Areas: Vast, Remote and Costly?

Organised by IDDRI in the context of the STRONG High Seas project, in cooperation with the International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (IMCS) Network and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), this online informal workshop will gather around 50 participants involved in BBNJ, MPA and MCS processes, including State representatives, MPA practitioners, scientists and representatives of international organisations and civil society. This invite-only workshop will offer participants the opportunity to explore the diversity of MCS tools and assess the feasibility of their implementation in ABNJ to ensure the effective management of future MPAs. Lessons from existing large-scale MPAs will be drawn and participants will discuss opportunities to make the draft BBNJ treaty fit for MCS purposes.