At the World Summit on Sustainable Development, held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002, States agreed to “establish by 2004 a regular process under the United Nations for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects, both current and foreseeable, building on existing regional assessments” (the “Regular Process”).

The Workshop took place at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, Belgium, from 27 to 29 June 2012.

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