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Room 460

Start Date

3-7-2012 2:40 PM

End Date

3-7-2012 4:20 PM

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Twenty years ago, States produced the Agenda 21, an ambitious blueprint for sustainable development, and presented it at the 1992 Rio Conference. This paper queries how the international community has done in achieving its Agenda 21 goals related to ocean protection. Are we on track? Or do we need to rethink some of our strategies for ocean protection and pursue new directions?

In this empirical study, the author compares international and domestic law and policy covering seven main Agenda 21 implementation areas: integrated management of coastal and marine areas, marine environmental protection, sustainable use and conservation of high seas marine resources, sustainable use and conservation on non-high seas marine resources, ocean management in relation to climate change, international and regional cooperation and coordination, and sustainable development of small islands.

To see how we are doing, the author selected as a sample the domestic marine protection policies and the international cooperative efforts of five states interested in ocean governance: the United States, Denmark (as a member of the EU, the headquarters of Maersk shipping, one of the largest container shipping companies in the world, and a fishing nation), China (as the largest fishing nation in the world), Panama (largest flag of convenience State), and Sierra Leone (as a least developed country dependent on fishing). In reviewing the policies of these States, the authors will qualitatively examine whether existing domestic policies are in conformity with the goals articulated in Agenda 21 and where there may be gaps in implementation. The paper will extrapolate from the comparative analysis how we are doing as an international community in achieving Agenda 21 goals for protection of ocean resources. The paper will conclude with positing suggestions on how the negotiated Rio +20 framework for action on ocean might further Agenda 21 goals.

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Jul 3rd, 2:40 PM Jul 3rd, 4:20 PM

Rio +20, Agenda 21, and Progress Towards Ocean Protection

Room 460

Twenty years ago, States produced the Agenda 21, an ambitious blueprint for sustainable development, and presented it at the 1992 Rio Conference. This paper queries how the international community has done in achieving its Agenda 21 goals related to ocean protection. Are we on track? Or do we need to rethink some of our strategies for ocean protection and pursue new directions?

In this empirical study, the author compares international and domestic law and policy covering seven main Agenda 21 implementation areas: integrated management of coastal and marine areas, marine environmental protection, sustainable use and conservation of high seas marine resources, sustainable use and conservation on non-high seas marine resources, ocean management in relation to climate change, international and regional cooperation and coordination, and sustainable development of small islands.

To see how we are doing, the author selected as a sample the domestic marine protection policies and the international cooperative efforts of five states interested in ocean governance: the United States, Denmark (as a member of the EU, the headquarters of Maersk shipping, one of the largest container shipping companies in the world, and a fishing nation), China (as the largest fishing nation in the world), Panama (largest flag of convenience State), and Sierra Leone (as a least developed country dependent on fishing). In reviewing the policies of these States, the authors will qualitatively examine whether existing domestic policies are in conformity with the goals articulated in Agenda 21 and where there may be gaps in implementation. The paper will extrapolate from the comparative analysis how we are doing as an international community in achieving Agenda 21 goals for protection of ocean resources. The paper will conclude with positing suggestions on how the negotiated Rio +20 framework for action on ocean might further Agenda 21 goals.