Taking place in Togo, the conference brought together 120 participants, including key government and industry representatives from 20 African countries to share good practice and provide technical support to enhance oil spill preparedness and response.
The IMO's seventh GHG expert workshop brought together representatives, including governments, industry, certification bodies, standards organisations and academia to explore chain of custody models for fuel supply chain traceability.
The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) met for its 83rd session in person at IMO Headquarters in London where it approved the IMO Net-zero Framework, the first in the world to combine mandatory emissions limits and GHG pricing across an entire industry sector.
Leaders from business, finance and the conservation community gathered in Cambridge, the UK, for the Nature Action Dialogues, co-hosted by UNEP-WCMC, Proteus Partners and Jesus College Cambridge. This year's theme was 'Countdown to 2030: aligning ambition, scaling integrated action’.
Ipieca supported and took part in the forum, which highlighted sector-specific solutions to accelerate biodiversity mainstreaming, inform COP17 outcomes and strengthen regional reporting and implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
Aligned with the Ipieca Principles on nature to support the aims of the UN CBD and responsibly manage operational impacts on the natural environment and ecosystem services, Ipieca is raising awareness of the International Day for Biological Diversity and resources aligned with the day’s aims.
26 September is World Maritime Day 2024. This year’s theme ‘Navigating the future: safety first’ reflects the IMO's work to enhance maritime safety and security, in tandem with the protection of the marine environment. The theme also provides the opportunity to focus on the safety implications arising from the introduction of alternative fuels including measures to reduce GHG emissions from ships.
