PUBLICATIONS ON THE GLOBAL FORUM ON OCEANS, COASTS, AND ISLANDS

Report of Activities, 2005-2007 and Future Directions 

Conference Reports and Proceedings

Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands

Meeting the Commitments on Oceans, Coasts, and Small Island Developing States Made at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development: How Well Are We Doing? 
Biliana Cicin-Sain, Veerle Vandeweerd, Patricio A. Bernal, Lindsey C. Williams, and Miriam C. Balgos, Meeting the Commitments on Oceans, Coasts, and Small Island Developing States Made at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development: How Well Are We Doing? Co-Chairs' Report—Volume 1, Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, June 2006.

Reports from the Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands: Moving the Global Oceans Agenda Forward 
Biliana Cicin-Sain, Veerle Vandeweerd, Patricio A. Bernal, Lindsey C. Williams, Miriam C. Balgos, and Julian Barbiere, Eds., Reports from the Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands: Moving the Global Oceans Agenda Forward, Co-Chairs' Report – Volume 2, Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands, June 2006.

Second Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands

2003 Global Conference Co-Chairs Report (2004 WSSD Implementation Report) 
Cicin-Sain, B., Bernal, P., Vandeweerd, V., Balgos, M, and J. Barbière. 2004. Mobilizing for Implementation of the Commitments Made at the 2002 Word Summit on Sustainable Development on Oceans Coasts and Islands: Co-Chairs Report of the 2003 Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, UNESCO, Paris, November 12-14, 2003 and Subsequent Developments. Global Forum on Oceans Coasts and Islands: University of Delaware, Newark, USA.

Pre-Conference Proceedings Volume 
Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands. 2003. Pre-Conference Proceedings Volume: Mobilizing for Implementation of the Commitments Made at the 2002 Word Summit on Sustainable Development on Oceans Coasts and Islands. Global Forum on Oceans Coasts and Islands: University of Delaware, Newark, USA.

First Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands

Concluding Statement by the Conference Co-Chairs 

2001 Global Conference Co-Chairs' Report 
Cicin-Sain, B., and Bernal, P., with Belfiore, S. and Barbiere, J. 2002. Ensuring the Sustainable Development of Oceans and Coats: A Call to Action -- Co-Chairs' Report, The Global Conference on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10, Paris, UNESCO, December 3-7, 2001. Newark, Delaware: Center for the Study of Marine Policy.

Ministerial Perspectives on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10 
Hong, S.-Y. (ed.), with Goldstein, K. 2002. Ministerial Perspectives on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10, The Global Conference on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10, Paris, UNESCO, December 3-7, 2001. Newark, Delaware: Center for the Study of Marine Policy.

Reports of the Conference Working Groups 
Pullen, S., Miles, E. E. Hewawasam, I., Kullenberg, G., Kenchington, R., Hatziolos, M., Zwanenburg, K., Miles, G., and Acharya, G., with McLean, B. Reports of the Conference Working Groups, The Global Conference on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10, Paris, UNESCO, December 3-7, 2001. Newark, Delaware: Center for the Study of Marine Policy.

World Summit on Sustainable Development Guide

Cicin-Sain, B., Bernal, P., Vandeweerd, V., Belfiore, S. and Goldstein, K. 2002. A Guide to Oceans, Coasts and Islands at the World Summit on Sustainable Development: Integrated Management from Hilltops to Oceans. Newark, Delaware: Center for the Study of Marine Policy.

Towards Mauritius Paper Series

Loper, C., Balgos, M., Brown, J., Cicin-Sain, B., Edwards, P., Jarvis, C., Lilley, J., Torres de Noronha, I., Skarke, A., Tavares, J., and L. Walker. 2005. Small Islands, Large Ocean States: A Review of Ocean and Coastal Management in Small Island Developing States since the 1994 Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Paper No. 2005-1. Small Island Developing States Paper Series. Global Forum on Oceans Coasts and Islands: University of Delaware, Newark, USA. 

Byrne, J., Glover, L., Inniss, V., and G. Alleng. 2005. Island Bellwether: Climate Change and Energy Policy Strategy for Small Island Developing States. Paper No. 2005-2: Small Island Developing States Paper Series. Global Forum on Oceans Coasts and Islands: University of Delaware, Newark, USA. 

Loper, C., Tesch, D., Goldstein, K, and I. Torres de Noronha. 2004. Global Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Small Island Developing States. Paper No. 2004-2. Small Island Developing States Paper Series. Global Forum on Oceans Coasts and Islands: University of Delaware, Newark, USA. 

Belfiore, S. 2003. Voluntary Partnership Initiatives from the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and Small Island Developing States. Toward Mauritius 2005 Paper Series No. 2003-1. Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands: University of Delaware, Newark, USA. 

Global Forum Newsletter

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