The very first entry point to discuss ocean governance at Rio was a side event of the Forum on Science, TechnologyandInnovation for Sustainable Developmenton 12 June, focusing on Science and Governance for Global Sustainability.
Leading international scientists and policy-makers then came together during the Forum on Science TechnologyandInnovation for Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in July 2012 and put forward a set of recommendation to help establish such co-designed research, technologyand policy agendas.