Report for CBD-COP12 Ocean Acidification Side-Events

Abstract

The Convention on Biological Diversity technical report series 75 “An updated synthesis of the impacts of ocean acidification on marine biodiversity” was launched on 8 October, when it was considered in the main session of the 12th CBD Conference of the Parties, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. It was also discussed at the congress at a side-event on 8th October organised by the CBD Secretariat, with presentations by report authors, Drs Sebastian Hennige (Heriot-Watt University) and Carol Turley (Plymouth Marine Laboratory), and a panel of ocean acidification experts Drs David Obura (CORDIO), Salvatore Arico (UNESCO), Nina Bednars&#283 k (NOAA) and Se-Jong Ju (KIOST).The report was edited by S Hennige, JM Roberts and P Williamson, with 27 co-authors from 8 countries. Preparation of the report was supported by the UK government, primarily through the UK Ocean Acidification research programme. The report is available online at http://www.cbd.int/ doc/publications/cbd-ts-75-en.pdf.nference of the Parties, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. It was also discussed at the congress at a side-event on 8th October organised by the CBD Secretariat, with presentations by report authors, Drs Sebastian Hennige (Heriot-Watt University) and Carol Turley (Plymouth Marine Laboratory), and a panel of ocean acidification experts Drs David Obura (CORDIO), Salvatore Arico (UNESCO), Nina Bednars&#283 k (NOAA) and Se-Jong Ju (KIOST).The report was edited by S Hennige, JM Roberts and P Williamson, with 27 co-authors from 8 countries. Preparation of the report was supported by the UK government, primarily through the UK Ocean Acidification research programme. The report is available online at http://www.cbd.int/ doc/publications/cbd-ts-75-en.pdf.