AGREEMENTS, CONVENTIONS, TREATIES & PROGRAMMES |
TRILATERAL AGREEMENT:
Sustainable Utilization of Marine Resources of the Benguella Current |
DESCRIPTION & FOCUS AREA |
- Mutually beneficial scientific and capacity development activities that transcend national boundaries and priorities
- Transparent, cooperative and participatory planning of such activities
- Open program for the consideration of eco-system wide management strategies of living resources of Benguela system
- Broader regional and international co with other relevant marine fisheries organisations institutions and societies
- Expansion of training and capacity development activities with tertiary institutions and industry alike
- Cooperation with donors, including multilateral financial institutions, bilateral aid agencies & private foundations
- Mutually beneficial activities with other SADC and African coastal states, wherever feasible
- Public & private sector participation, including industry, as relevant to the BENEFIT program
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STATUS |
Draft Trilateral Agreement
MCM to finalise Agreement |
FOCAL POINT AT MCM AND FOREIGN COUNTRY |
Angola & Namibia
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IMPLICATIONS & BENEFITS FOR SOUTH AFRICA |
Responsibility: ILC |
