External meeting
ASCOBANS Workshops on the Management of MPAs for Small Cetaceans
4 December 2025
ASCOBANS Workshops on the Management of MPAs for Small Cetaceans
External meeting
Biodiversity
Start date: 4 December 2025
End date: 4 December 2025
Time: 10:00-12:00 (CET)
Place: Online
Address:
What is ASCOBANS?
ASCOBANS was concluded in 1991 as the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas (ASCOBANS) under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) and entered into force in 1994. To know more about it.
Description
The ASCOBANS Workshops on the Management of MPAs for Small Cetaceans was held online on 4 December 2025.
Held in 2021 and 2022, these two workshops brought together dedicated experts and practitioners working to strengthen the conservation of small cetaceans across European waters.
The first workshop, held online, sparked creative thinking and collaboration, while the second, hosted in Helsinki, Finland, built on that momentum through interactive, hands-on sessions and vibrant discussions.
Together, participants worked to define clear conservation objectives and to develop an innovative toolbox of management measures tailored for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for small cetaceans.
Using international conservation standards and tools such as situation models and results chains, the workshops encouraged new ways of thinking and practical, forward-looking solutions.
The insights and proposed measures from both workshops have been compiled into a detailed report—and the webinar presented the results.
CCB's participants in the event
- Andrea Cervantes, CCB Biodiversity Officer
Participation supported by
CCB's participation in the event was supported by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
Held in 2021 and 2022, these two workshops brought together dedicated experts and practitioners working to strengthen the conservation of small cetaceans across European waters.
The first workshop, held online, sparked creative thinking and collaboration, while the second, hosted in Helsinki, Finland, built on that momentum through interactive, hands-on sessions and vibrant discussions.
Together, participants worked to define clear conservation objectives and to develop an innovative toolbox of management measures tailored for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) for small cetaceans.
Using international conservation standards and tools such as situation models and results chains, the workshops encouraged new ways of thinking and practical, forward-looking solutions.
The insights and proposed measures from both workshops have been compiled into a detailed report—and the webinar presented the results.
CCB's participants in the event
- Andrea Cervantes, CCB Biodiversity Officer
Participation supported by
CCB's participation in the event was supported by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor CINEA can be held responsible for them.
