The document library includes a wide array of outputs from projects (reports, presentations, case studies, terms of reference) as well as other content of interest to GEF International waters. Project managers and GEF International Waters staff are invited to give their feedback or submit case studies, ToRs, or other documentation to be included in the document library (info@iwlearn.org)
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29 Aug 2020
- report
- project: 4940
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[WIOSAP] United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development Workshop ReportThis workshop gathered ocean leaders, champions and key stakeholders and facilitated regional, interdisciplinary discussions across different sectors and industries to identify concrete deliverables and partnerships to meet the Decade's six societ... |
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14 May 2020
- outreach-material
- project: 4856
- English
[ABNJ Ocean Partnerships] Caribbean Billfish Project The goal of the Caribbean Billfish Project (CBP) is to recapture lost wealth and contribute to sustainable livelihoods in the Western Central Atlantic region through investment in economically, technically and ecologically feasible billfish fisher... |
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14 May 2020
- publication
- project: 4856
- English
[ABNJ Ocean Partnerships] A New World Bank Project: Ocean Partnerships for Sustainable Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation The OPP forms one component of the broader Common Oceans1 “ABNJ Program” led by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In line with internationally agreed global targets, this program promotes efficient and sustainable managem... |
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01 Aug 2019
- publication
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Governance Challenges, Gaps and Management Opportunities in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: A STAP Information Paper Published in May 2017, this STAP information paper synthesizes the regulatory and legal frameworks of UNCLOS. It encourages the GEF to support actions that account for the diversity of ecosystem services that ABNJ provides to regulating the climat... |
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18 Jul 2019
- report
- project: 4489
- English
[TWAP] Volume 6 - Annex L: The Open Ocean: Selected Indicators Volume 6 Transboundary Water Systems: Crosscutting Status and Trends (A Summary for Policy Makers) – highlights a first global analysis to examine the present-day thematic dimensions of risk among 756 international water systems across five water ... |
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07 Jun 2019
- report
- project: 4489
- English
[TWAP] VOLUME 5: The Open Ocean — Status and Trends Volume 5 presents the results of a baseline review of issues linking human well-being with the status of the open ocean, prepared in partnership with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC/UNESCO, lead), the European Commiss... |
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07 Jun 2019
- report
- project: 4489
- English
[TWAP] Summary for Policy Makers - VOLUME 5: The Open Ocean — Status and Trends (English) The Open Ocean Assessment provides a baseline review of issues linking human well-being with the status of the open ocean through the themes of governance, climate change, ocean ecosystems, fisheries, pollution, and integrated assessment of the hu... |
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07 Jun 2019
- report
- project: 4489
- French
[TWAP] La haute mer - État et tendances - RÉSUMÉ À L’INTENTION DES DÉCIDEURS L’évaluation de la haute mer consiste en un premier examen des questions associant le bien-être humain à l’état de la haute mer qui porte sur les thèmes de la gouvernance, des changements climatiques, des écosystèmes océaniques, des pêches, de la ... |
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07 Jun 2019
- report
- project: 4489
- Spanish
[TWAP] El mar Abierto - Situación y Tendencias - RESUMEN PARA RESPONSABLES DE POLÍTICAS La evaluación del mar abierto examina, a modo de referencia, una serie de cuestiones en las que el bienestar humano se vincula al estado de los océanos abiertos a través de temas como la gobernanza, el cambio climático, los ecosistemas de los océa... |
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07 Jun 2019
- report
- project: 4489
- Chinese
[TWAP] Summary for Policy Makers - VOLUME 5: The Open Ocean — Status and Trends (Chinese) The Open Ocean Assessment provides a baseline review of issues linking human well-being with the status of the open ocean through the themes of governance, climate change, ocean ecosystems, fisheries, pollution, and integrated assessment of the hu... |
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07 Jun 2019
- report
- project: 4489
- Arabic
[TWAP] Summary for Policy Makers - VOLUME 5: The Open Ocean — Status and Trends (Arabic) The Open Ocean Assessment provides a baseline review of issues linking human well-being with the status of the open ocean through the themes of governance, climate change, ocean ecosystems, fisheries, pollution, and integrated assessment of the hu... |
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07 Jun 2019
- report
- project: 4489
- Russian
[TWAP] Summary for Policy Makers - VOLUME 5: The Open Ocean — Status and Trends (Russian) The Open Ocean Assessment provides a baseline review of issues linking human well-being with the status of the open ocean through the themes of governance, climate change, ocean ecosystems, fisheries, pollution, and integrated assessment of the hu... |
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20 Feb 2019
- report
- project: 4856
- English
[ABNJ Ocean Partnerships] Assessing the Application of Innovative Incentive-Based Tools to Reform Highly Migratory Fisheries from Regional to Global Scale Oceans Finance Facility to Finance Effective Management and Transitional Reform of OceanicFisheries. N.B. Retitled at PPG stage to: Ocean Partnerships for Sustainable Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation - Models for Innovation and Reform |
19 Nov 2018
- presentation
- English
Session 5: The Partnership for Regional Ocean Governance (PROG) (Barbière, Marrakesh 2018)Presentation at the 20th Annual LME Consultative Meeting held in Marrakesh, Morocco, from 3-4 November 2018. Julian Barbiere, IOC-UNESCO. |
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18 Sep 2018
- publication
- English
Reefs at Risk Revisited (2011) Coral Reefs: Valuable but Vulnerable Coral reefs, the “rain forests of the sea,” are among the most biologically rich and productive ecosystems on earth. They also provide valuable ecosystem benefits to millions of coastal people. They are importa... |
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30 Aug 2018
- publication
- English
Blue Economy in the Mediterranean. Barcelona: Union for the Mediterranean (2017) The Blue Economy is “the set of human activities depending on the sea and/or underpinned by land-sea interactions in the context of sustainable development, and notably including industrial and service sectors such as aquaculture, fisheries, blue ... |
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27 Aug 2018
- publication
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Spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world’s ocean (2015) Human pressures on the ocean are thought to be increasing globally, yet we know little about their patterns of cumulative change, which pressures are most responsible for change, and which places are experiencing the greatest increases. Managers a... |
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27 Aug 2018
- publication
- English
The Ocean Economy in 2030 - OECD (2016) For many, the ocean is the new economic frontier. It holds the promise of immense resource wealth and great potential for boosting economic growth, employment and innovation. And it is increasingly recognised as indispensable for addressing many o... |
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27 Aug 2018
- publication
- English
Marine Protected Areas: Economics, Management and Effective Policy Mixes - OECD (2017) Intense exploitation of our oceans and seas is degrading marine biodiversity and ecosystems at an alarming rate. This report presents good practice insights for effectively managing marine protected areas (MPAs), one of the policy instruments avai... |
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30 Apr 2018
- outreach-material
- English
Strengthening the GEF Marine and Coastal portfolio - GEF LME:LEARN Services brochure A key element of improved ocean governance is mainstreaming cooperation and coordination between Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs), Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) and Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) projects with ove... |
