Side Events - Rio+20 Know our Ocean, Protect our Marine
Treasures, Empower Ocean Citizens © UNESCO/Eric Hanauer Marshall
Islands. Global and concrete solution are needed to deal with
threats to marine environment This side event will be the
occasion to discuss and present a number of initiatives that
supports the Rio+20 ocean targets leading to the sustainable use
of the ocean. The side event will be structured around three
inter-connected themes: (i) Know our Ocean; (ii) Protect our
Marine Treasures; (iii) Empower Ocean Citizens. This event will
demonstrate the need for inter-related actions to move towards
the sustainable use of our undivided ocean’s resources. For Each
of the 3 themes, the side event will seek to address a serie of
central issues. (i) Knowing our ocean: How can science and
technology be put at the service of coastal nations for managing
ocean and coastal resources sustainably, and for protecting
their coastal populations, and maintaining ecosystem services.
(ii) Protecting our Marine Treas