Oceans and the law of the sea A/RES/70/235 27. Acknowledges the importance of capacity-building for developing States, in particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as coastal African States, for the protection of the marine environment and the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources; 28. Recognizes that promoting the voluntary transfer of technology is an essential aspect of building capacity in marine science; 29. Encourages States to use the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, and recalls the important role of the secretariat of that Commission in the implementation and promotion of the Criteria and Guidelines; 30. Also encourages States to consider additional opportunities for capacitybuilding at the regional level; 31. Welcomes the efforts of the Tribunal in holding regional workshops, including the latest workshop for the Asia-Pacific region, entitled “The Role of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in the Settlement of Disputes relating to the Law of the Sea”, held in Bali, Indonesia, on 27 and 28 August 2015, with the assistance of the Korea Maritime Institute and in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia; 32. Takes note of the decision by the Executive Council of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission to launch the Global Ocean Science Report; 33. Notes with appreciation the adoption by the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the new Capacity Development Strategy (2015–2021) which takes into account that capacity development is a fundamental tenet of the mission of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; 34. Expresses its appreciation for the contribution of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission to capacity-building through its Ocean Teacher Academy training system, which has provided training in ocean data and information management, and notes the setting up of the Ocean Teacher Global Academy, operating through a network of regional training centres, which builds capacity and promotes expertise available in developing countries; 35. Notes with satisfaction the efforts of the Division to compile information on capacity-building initiatives, requests the Secretary-General to continue to regularly update such information provided by States, international organizations and donor agencies and include it in his annual report to the General Assembly, invites States, international organizations and donor agencies to submit such information to the Secretary-General for this purpose, and requests the Division to post the information on capacity-building initiatives from the annual report of the Secretary-General on the website of the Division in an easily accessible manner so as to facilitate the matching of capacity-building needs with opportunities; 36. Calls upon States to continue to assist developing States, and especially the least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as coastal African States, at the bilateral and, where appropriate, multilateral levels, in the preparation of submissions to the Commission regarding the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, including the assessment of the nature and extent of the continental shelf of a coastal State, and recalls that coastal States can make requests to the Commission for scientific and 11/53