Ecosystem approaches and Oceans : Panel presentations during United Nations open-ended informal consultative process on oceans and the law of the sea (consultative process), seventh meeting, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 12 and 16 June 2006

The publication presents panel presentations and plenary discussions from interested delegations which resulted in important convergence of opinions. The area of focus of the presentation was "Ecosystem approaches and oceans". 20 individual panelists made presentations on the various aspects of the topic. The presentations demonstrate that a lot more is happening than had been understood. Nonetheless, a lot is still to be done, in particular, to deal with issues on the high seas where knowledge and governance systems are weak.