13 Aug 2012

UN / OCEANS

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday (12 August) launched a new initiative to protect the oceans and the people whose livelihoods depend on it, and called on countries to work together to achieve a more sustainable management of this precious resource and address the threats it is currently facing. WORLD BANK / TELEVICIONMALDIVES

Posted at: August 13, 2012 3:00 pm

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STORY:  UN / OCEANS
TRT: 1.00
SOURCE: WORLD BANK / TELEVICION MALDIVES
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: FILE

SHOTLIST:

FILE – WORLD BANK – RECENT

1. Wide shot, aerial view  of coastline 
2. Pan left, beach
3. Wide shot, waves breaking
4. Med shot, waves crashing over coral
5. Med shot, underwater coral
6. Med shot, underwater view of fish and coral

FILE – UNESCO - 1992 - BIKINI ATOLL, MARSHALL ISLANDS

7. Pan right, coral reef

FILE, RECENT, OCEANS

9. Wide shot, underwater shot of wave over coral
10. Wide shot, fish in ocean
11. Med shot, dead fish being hauled up in boat
12. Close up, dead fish being moved on fishing boat
13. Wide shot, aerial view of small boat over coral in sea
14. Med shot, bird in waves near shore

STORYLINE:

Ban did so in Korea while commemorating the 30th anniversary of the opening for signature of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.

The Convention, also known as the "constitution of the oceans," governs all aspects of ocean space, from delimitation of maritime boundaries, environmental regulations, scientific research, commerce and the settlement of international disputes involving marine issues. It was first opened for signature in 1982 and entered into force in 1994; there are 162 parties to it – 161 States and the European Union.

Ban emphasized the need to address multiple issues that threaten the marine environment. To do this, he announced the launch of the Oceans Compact, which will seek to support and strengthen the implementation of the Law of the Sea.

The Compact aims at providing a platform to help countries protect the ocean's natural resources, restore their full food production to help people's whose livelihoods depend on the sea, and increase awareness and knowledge about the management of the oceans.