Objectives of the Meeting:

- To review the implementation to date of the GPA Coordination Office Work Programme 2007-2011: To review the progress made in the implementation of the GPA and identify future options for increased implementation at global, regional and national levels;

- To define the future programme of work for the GPA Coordination Office for the period 2012-2016: Based on the activities undertaken thus far to chart a course of action of the GPA Coordinating Office for the next five-year period;

- To identify and discuss emerging issues in relation to the protection of the marine environment from land-based activities: Based on the results of the preceding Global Conference, to discuss and finalise recommendations for implementation of action to address emerging issues; and

- To prepare input from the governments to the Rio +20 process concerning: (a) a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication (marine and coastal environments and resources); (b) the institutional framework for sustainable development of marine and coastal resources; and c) emerging marine and coastal issues