Fish Night @ IIED will launch book and online network
We will also launch ‘FishNet’— an online, multi-stakeholder portal that will promote increased understanding and appropriate management for sustainable fisheries.
The book – edited by IIED researcher Essam Yassin Mohammed -- shows how economic instruments can be used to as incentives to conserve marine and coastal resources. For more information see the publisher’s website.
The event details are as follows:
When: 28 November 2013 at 17:00 – 20:00
Where: 80-86 Gray’s Inn Road, WC1X 8NH, London
FishNet launch:
17.00 – 17.30: FishNet launch – refreshments will be provided
Book launch:
17.45 – 17.50 Liz Carlile, IIED’s director of communications
17.50 – 18.00 Camilla Toulmin, director of IIED
18.00 – 18.15 Phil Burgess, Global Ocean Commission
18.15 – 18.45 Essam Yassin Mohammed, IIED researcher
18.45 – 19.10 Q&A Session
19.10 – 20.00 Networking – refreshments will be provided
To register: Email ebru.buyukgul@iied.org. Space is limited and places will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
Notes to editors
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is an independent, non-profit research institute. Set up in 1971 and based in London, IIED provides expertise and leadership in researching and achieving sustainable development (see: www.iied.org).