UNSW Centre for Sustainable Development Reform

2/2 🌎 Próximo seminario web! #CuentasOceánicas en América Latina y el Caribe Expertos 🔷Presentarán #CuentasOceánicas 🔷Mostrarán la implementación de cuentas en LAC 🔷Fomentarán la colaboración entre la Comunidad de Práctica 🔗 Regístrate: oceanaccounts.org/events/cuentas…

1/2 🗓️Upcoming events in #SustainableDevelopment ⚖️ 23 March-2 April | #BBNJ #PrepComm3 | USA Critical discussions cont to operationalize #BBNJAgreement & prepare for COP1. 🔗un.org/bbnjagreement/… ⛈️ 24-27 March | @IPCC_CH 64 | Thailand 🔗ipcc.ch

As COP1 for #HighSeasTreaty approaches, one challenge is building robust funding mechanisms. BBNJ Advisory Group developed 10 recommendations for how the new BBNJ special fund could be built 🔗 unsw.edu.au/news/2026/03/h…

⚖️Strengthening women’s leadership in #climate and #biodiversity - supporting #NaturesLeadingWomen initiative @nature_org A global sisterhood of conservation leaders developed 9 actions to improve #GenderEquity & drive better decisions for climate ➡️ #9actions" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">unsw.edu.au/research/centr…

🗓️ Upcoming #events in #SustainableDevelopment 4-5 March | 13th World Ocean Summit & Expo 🔗events.economist.com/world-ocean-su… 9-19 March | 31st Session of @ISBAHQ (Part I) 🔗isa.org.jm/sessions/31st-… 9-19 March | 70th Session of Commission on Status of Women 🔗isa.org.jm/sessions/31st-…

3/3 ⚖️ 26-27 Feb 2026 | Free workshop on Ocean Governance Approaches in Singapore & SE Asia | Singapore & online 🔗 ari.nus.edu.sg/events/ocean-g…

2/3 🤝26 Feb | @Belmont_Forum series on #OceanAccounts Part 4/4: #SocialAccounts | Online This final session addresses social domain of #OceanAccounting 🔀integrates info on ocean beneficiaries, technology, governance & management. 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

1/3 🗓️A big week of events in #SustainableDevelopment! 🌊 22-27 Feb | Ocean Sciences Meeting | Scotland 🔗 agu.org/ocean-sciences… 🌏 24-27 Feb | Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development | Thailand From @UNESCAP 🔗 unescap.org/events/apfsd13#

🇲🇻Despite being a tourism hotspot, the Maldives does not yet have standardised framework for #SustainableTourism. We look forward to supporting @MoTmv GEF7 #CATENATE alongside @IUCN @OceanAccounts @UNSW_CSDR to develop context-specific ecotourism standards. 📸 @NASA

🗓️This week's events in #SustainableDevelopment 🐅 16-19 Feb | 6th Meeting of @UNBiodiversity SB on Implementation | Italy To review implementation of #CBD ahead of #COP17 2026 🔗cbd.int/events 🌊 22-27 Feb | Ocean Sciences Meeting | Scotland 🔗agu.org/ocean-sciences…

🗓️This week's events in #SustainableDevelopment 🧪2-6 Feb | 1st Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste & Pollution unep.org/isp-cwp/plenary 🤝2-11 Feb | #CSocD64 🌿3-8 Feb | @IPBES 12 ipbes.net/events/ipbes-1… ♻️7 Feb | INC-5.3 #GlobalPlasticsTreaty unep.org/inc-plastic-po…

🚀New guide on #bluebonds! Blue bonds channel 🔀capital into #MarineConservation & #SustainableOceanEconomy activities but are technically complex. 💡This guide from @UNSW_CSDR @HowellMarineCo @ORRAAnews helps governments navigate that complexity. 🔗unsw.edu.au/news/2026/01/u…

🗓️ UPCOMING WEBINAR - Regional Dialogue on Governance Accounts: Mapping Institutions, Rights & Responsibilities in Ocean Management! 📅 10 February, 13:00 Kuala Lumpur 📍 Online 🔗 unsw.edu.au/research/centr… Part of Regional Dialogue series from @UMTOfficial x @UNSW_CSDR @UNSW

🏆 #BBNJAgreement officially enters into force—a historic milestone for ocean governance! @liza__jane speaks to @abcnews on what this means for #OceanGovernance and what comes next ⏩ ▶️ Read the full article: abc.net.au/news/2026-01-1…

🌊On 17 Jan 2026 the #BBNJAgreement enters into force – bringing international law to the #HighSeas for the first time. But how will #HighSeas protection be financed @ANGIEPOPS11 & @tors10th unpack this in our latest insight ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 🔗unsw.edu.au/news/2026/01/b…

🏝️ People may be among the most important—yet undervalued—assets for unlocking #BlueFinance in #SIDS ➡️ in our latest expert insight @ANGIEPOPS11 draws on her doctoral research across Belize, Fiji, and Seychelles + reflections from @ronny_jumeau 🔗unsw.edu.au/news/2026/01/u…

📣 Call for abstracts! Are you researching how social data can inform ocean governance and policy? @OceanAccounts Social Accounts Working Group members co-convening a seed panel at @EADI @IOBUA 2026 ⏰Submit abstract by 14 January 2026 🔗eadi.org/eadi-events/ge…

🌊How can we ensure the ocean's genetic resources benefit all? 💡#BBNJAgreement Standardised Batch Identifier will bring transparency to marine genetic resource collection ➡️ making visible opportunities for scientists to participate & contribute. ▶️unsw.edu.au/news/2025/12/b…

2/2 Key findings from NEW research: 📍Location: studies concentrate in UK, US & Aus, with limited rep from Global Majority nations 🤌Framing: 'ecosystem services' remains dominant, though terminology evolving ❓Values: recreation & tourism dominate while others = understudied

1/2 📐NEW RESEARCH: How do we measure non-monetized values of marine and coastal environments? 👀 Read the open access article: #abstract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…