The following pages contain the complete information relative to the workshop on high seas marine protected areas held in Malaga, Spain on 15-17 of January 2003.

This workshop, organized in collaboration with WWF, gathered experts on marine protected areas in the high seas at the global level and enabled the identification of an action plan to promote marine protected areas in the high seas in order to ensure a long term conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity and ecological processes in areas beyond national jurisdiction

The contributions made during the workshop are reproduced here after. Presentations include in particular two background documents addressing legal and scientific aspects of marine protected areas in the high seas. Among the contributions available here interesting topics are addressed pertaining to governance of the oceans at the global level, the Ligurian Sanctuary (which is also the first high seas marine protected areas in the world). The latest developments which occurred in the Acores and within the OSPAR framework are also available. All presentations are available in English. An executive summary as well as the Plan of action is also available.