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Workshops at the National Fishing School: an application to facilitate good fishing practices is presented

Workshops at the National Fishing School: an application to facilitate good fishing practices is presented 1300 731 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

Students of the first pilot course and the academic leveling course for fishing pilots participated in a workshop on good fishing practices to reduce seabird bycatch, where the new Electronic Fishing Logbook was presented, an…

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Cleaning day on the beaches of the Península Valdés Natural Protected Area

Cleaning day on the beaches of the Península Valdés Natural Protected Area 1300 731 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

Between September 11 and 13, 2024 a beach cleanup was carried out on the beaches of the Península Valdés Natural Protected Area, a collaborative effort that covered 10.2 kilometers of coastline between Punta Alta and…

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Towards a more participatory management of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in Argentina

Towards a more participatory management of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in Argentina 1400 788 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

Officials and technicians responsible for the management of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas (MCPAs) in Argentina participated in the training “Access to information and participatory processes in the management of Marine Protected Areas”. The objective…

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Training workshops on good fishing practices for marine conservation in Argentina

Training workshops on good fishing practices for marine conservation in Argentina 1200 675 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

In a joint effort to protect the Argentine sea, training workshops were held at the National Fishing School “Comandante Luis Piedra Buena” in Mar del Plata to address two major challenges facing ocean conservation: plastic…

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First review of the Valdés and Patagonia Azul Biosphere Reserves of the UNESCO MAB program

First review of the Valdés and Patagonia Azul Biosphere Reserves of the UNESCO MAB program 1200 675 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

Authorities and technicians involved in the management of the Valdés and Patagonia Azul Biosphere Reserves addressed the first evaluation within the framework of UNESCO’s MaB Program, ten years after its creation. On January 26, 2024,…

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Meeting strengthens the management of the Southern Patagonia Interjurisdictional Coastal Marine Park (PIMCPA)

Meeting strengthens the management of the Southern Patagonia Interjurisdictional Coastal Marine Park (PIMCPA) 1200 675 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

With the participation of authorities and technicians responsible for the management of the Southern Patagonia Interjurisdictional Coastal Marine Park (PIMCPA), two meetings were held, one on the methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of management and…

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Strengthening the governance of Chubut’s Biosphere Reserves

Strengthening the governance of Chubut’s Biosphere Reserves 1600 900 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

Together with authorities and technicians involved in the management of the Biosphere Reserves, a workshop was held on governance and first steps towards the First Periodic Review of Península Valdés and Patagonia Azul within the…

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The conservation of the Patagonian Sea and its areas of influence brought together experts from four countries who deliberated in Cassino, Brazil

The conservation of the Patagonian Sea and its areas of influence brought together experts from four countries who deliberated in Cassino, Brazil 1400 791 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

More than 50 specialists from thirty organizations dedicated to the conservation of the seas of the Southern Cone met in Cassino, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to analyze the current state of the Patagonian Sea…

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Advances in the integration of marine protected areas of the Patagonian Sea in Chile

Advances in the integration of marine protected areas of the Patagonian Sea in Chile 644 483 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea

In order to articulate the participation of different organizations and generate the best conditions to strengthen the design and implementation of the network of Marine Protected Areas of the Patagonian Sea, the workshop “Network of…

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Seismic prospecting in the Northern Argentine Basin has been temporarily sus-pended, with conditions.

Seismic prospecting in the Northern Argentine Basin has been temporarily sus-pended, with conditions. 2500 1668 The Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea
In reference to the project called “ARGENTINA OFFSHORE SEISMIC ACQUISITION CAMPAIGN; NORTH ARGENTINA BASIN (CAN 108, CAN 100, AND CAN 114 AREAS),” the Argentine organiza-tions of the Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea and Areas of Influence consider that the decision adopted on June 3 by the Federal Court of Appeals of Mar del Plata, brings important elements, although it is not enough. read more

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