This event aimed to present the general characteristics of ongoing international negotiations that seek to improve the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources. Through a panel discussion, the event highlighted the obstacles, developments and expectations of negotiations related to ocean mining, fisheries subsidies, and protection of the high seas.
Facilitator: María José Gonzalez-Bernat, Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA).
1. Ernesto Fernández Monge, The Pew Charitable Trusts:
2. Matthew Gianni, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC):
3. Mariamalia Rodríguez, High Seas Alliance:
María José González-Bernat is Co-coordinator of AIDA's Ecosystems Program. She works from Bogotá. María José is a biologist with a Masters in Marine Science from the University of Otago, New Zealand, and a Ph.D. in Governnace from the University of Western Australia. She has experience in the conservation and management of marine ecosystems, climate change, marine-coastal governance and policies, as well as the effective management of marine protected areas. She has worked with non-profit organizations and in Guatemala's public sector, primarily in research and issues related to marine protected areas.
