PCAF participates in PrepCom3 of BBNJ

“All States have customary and treaty obligations to protect and preserve the marine environment and its resources,” a reminder from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) In the Resolution 69/292 of June 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided to develop a new international legally binding instrument (ILBI) under the UNCLOS continue reading…

PCAF co-organizes workshop to establish PH position on BBNJ

PCAF Exec. Dir. Ariel Cayanan addresses more than 60 participants from research institutions, academe, national government organizations, commercial fishing industry, and national government agencies during the 1st National Workshop on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) on February 1, 2016 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.The two-day workshop was the first leg of the series of workshops that continue reading…