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BENGUELA CURRENT COMMISSION

Second BCC Ministerial Conference

The Second BCC Ministerial Conference was held in Cape Town, South Africa on 2 September 2010. This is the meeting of Ministers from the three BCC member states held every 2 years to discuss and make policy decisions.

 

The ministers responsible for the management of marine industries and the marine environment in Angola, Namibia and South Africa have endorsed the regional cooperation that is promoted by the Benguela Current Commission and committed themselves to drafting and ratifying a Benguela Convention by 31 December 2012.  

The Convention will formalize and entrench the cooperation of the three countries as they strive to promote the optimal and sustainable utilisation of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME), the coastal area that stretches from Port Elizabeth in South Africa, to northern Angola. Read full statement.

 

BCC Treaty Negotiations

 

The three Member States of BCC have signed an Interim Agreement in 2006/2007 and have agreed to negotiate for a permanent Convention that will be ratified and enter into force not later than 31 December 2012.  In this context, the three countries ahve started with preparatoy national meetings in preparation for the first regional negotiation meeting that is schedulled to take place on 4-8 October 2010 in Swakopmund, Namibia.  It is anticipated that a series of regional negotiation meetings will follow to conclude the Convention Text during 2011.

 

BCC Annual Science Forum

 

The second BCC Annual Science Forum will be held on 11-14 October 2010 at SeaSide Hotel and Spa, Swakopmund.  It will be attended by scientists and managers from the region as well as prominent scientists notably from Norway, Germany and Australia.  Results from various BCC research projects will be presented.  See the draft Programme.   

 

 

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Media Release

BCC Ministerial Conference

The 2^nd Benguela Current Commission Ministerial Conference was held in Cape Town, South Africa on September 2, 2010. See Press Release menu on this website