Blue Justice Conference 2020
Fostering Cooperation towards a Fair Blue Economy Free from Fisheries Crime
Join us for this international digital conference from 10 December 2020.
The opening High Level Event event will be livestreamed from studios in Oslo, Vienna and CPH and around the world on 10 December from 12pm CET.
In the days following the high-level event some of the partner organizations will also host several expert webinars highlighting different current topics related to addressing fisheries crime, which will target government representatives, academia, and civil society.
More information will follow. Register for this exciting event and get the latest updates
Speakers
The following high level participants will be speaking at the conference
Erna Solberg
Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen
Semi Koroilavesau
Casten N. Nemra
Jens Immanuelsen
Paula Lehtomäki
Jacob Vestergaard
Fergus Ewing
Martha Delgado Peralta
Barbara Creecy
The aim of
the conference
is to:
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continue the momentumof those states that support the "International Declaration against Transnational Organized Crime in the Global Fishing Industry" (Copenhagen Declaration)
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encourage new statesinto the group of countries supporting the Copenhagen Declaration
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encourage operationalization of the Declarationthrough capacity building initiatives under the Blue Justice Initiative
Expert Webinars
Following the High Level conference event, various expert webinars will be hosted highlighting different current topics related to addressing fisheries crime, targeting government representatives, academia and civil society
Webinar 1: What are key governance and associated gender challenges to tackling organized crime in the fisheries sector?
Webinar 2: Challenges and opportunities associated with addressing economic crime in the fisheries sector with reference to the North Atlantic Fisheries Intelligence Group (NA-FIG) model
Webinar 3: Challenges of Large Ocean Nations on addressing fisheries crime, particularly in times of crises such as COVID
In Partnership
The Blue Justice Conference has been created in cooperation with:
Copenhagen Declaration
Why is the declaration so important?
The Copenhagen Declaration was adopted by 8 ministers on behalf of their countries at UN City, Copenhagen in 2018. It has since garnered support by 28 countries globally and continues to grow.
The Declaration maps out a cooperative goal-oriented political plan to address transnational organized crime in the fisheries sector. It is also the political basis and framework for the Norwegian government’s Blue Justice Initiative. With The Blue Justice Initiative, the Norwegian Government, in cooperation with other large ocean nations and UN organizations, wishes to find lasting solutions to combatting crimes related to our fisheries resources.
The Blue Justice Conference will discuss with colleagues from around the world the way forward towards fostering international cooperation and a sustainable and fair blue economy free from fisheries crime.
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