Featured: Ocean Panel announces the ‘100% Alliance’, a new campaign that calls on all ocean and coastal states to commit to 100% sustainable ocean management.
Featured: The Ocean Panel publishes its second progress report.
Featured: The Republic of Chile Receives Peter Benchley Ocean Award for Excellence in National Leadership
Hosted by Namibia’s Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Hon. Derek Klazen, the gathering brought together Sherpas representing 19 member nations—countries that collectively oversee 45% of the world’s Exclusive Economic Zones. Key outcomes included preparations for the 2025 UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, where the Panel plans to demonstrate strong leadership on global ocean […]
We, the members of the Ocean Panel, are working collectively to protect the ocean’s health, unlock economic opportunities and empower communities. The health of the ocean is in a state of emergency and urgent action is needed to safeguard the planet and to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals[1]. Our shared vision is to address these […]
Bergen, Norway The Norwegian government is holding a special event on 17 April to bring the work of the Ocean Panel ‘home’ to a national audience. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will lead a conference that places the work of the Ocean Panel into a national context in Norway. It will showcase the government’s […]
New York, (21 September 2022) – Leaders of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy met in person to discuss ocean-based climate solutions and the financial investments needed to support them. Leaders and representatives from the 17 ‘Ocean Panel’ countries came together during the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. […]
In December 2020, the Ocean Panel launched the ‘Transformations for a Sustainable Ocean Economy: A Vision for Protection, Production and Prosperity’ which included an ambitious goal for coastal and marine tourism, that by 2030 ‘Coastal and ocean-based tourism is sustainable, resilient, addresses climate change, reduces pollution, supports ecosystem regeneration and biodiversity conservation and invests in […]
True sustainability has long been elusive for the ocean. It’s time to act. That’s why on 2 December, the Ocean Panel’s 14 serving world leaders united to launch a new ocean action agenda, committing to sustainably manage 100% of national waters by 2025. Learn more via @OceanPanel on Twitter and join the conversation using #SustainableOceanEconomy […]
This webinar launches the Blue Paper ‘Coastal Development: Resilience, Restoration and Infrastructure Requirements’ which highlights the trends in coastal behaviour and comments on the dynamics that weaken and strengthen coastlines, including infrastructure, shipping, tourism and future development plans. Moderated by Kristian Teleki (WRI) and featuring Australia’s Sherpa Russel Reichelt as well as Blue Paper authors […]
This webinar discusses the importance of ocean finance and investment into a sustainable ocean economy to set us on the path to economic recovery in a post COVID-19 world. This event also presents key insights from the Blue Paper ‘Ocean Finance: Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Ocean Economy’ which examines how the next generation […]
This webinar launches the Blue Paper ‘The Human Relationship with our Ocean Planet’ which identifies the diverse relationships with the ocean that contribute to human wellbeing and recommends actions that can help ensure the creation of a fair and equitable sustainable ocean economy that recognises these relationships. Moderated by Heather Koldewey (Zoological Society of London) […]
This webinar launches the Blue Paper ‘Organised Crime in the Fisheries Sector’ which presents the current state of knowledge on organised crime in the fisheries sector in the context of the pursuit of a sustainable ocean economy and offers practical recommendations to address this global challenge. Featuring Siri Bjune (United Nations Office on Drugs and […]
