Ocean Panel members convened at Glasgow COP26 to discuss the progress of the Ocean Panel’s agenda and have reaffirmed their commitment to take ambitious ocean-based climate action.

GLASGOW (November 2, 2021) – Today, the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel) welcomes the addition of a new member, the United States of America. This announcement by the U.S.A.

Statement by the High   Level Panel for a Sustainable

We are experts from ocean related disciplines from all regions and ocean basins of the world, convened under the auspices of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy.  

Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya and Ocean Panel member explains how Kenya has committed to empowering small-scale fishers and how blue foods are key to fighting global hunger and poverty in this op-ed published on CNBC Africa.

Expert Group member Elva Escobar discusses how saving the oceans is advancing the COVID-19 pandemic and fighting climate change in this op-ed published in Causa Natura,<

Mexico’s Ocean Panel Sherpa Martha Delgado discusses the Ocean Panel, its vision for a Sustainable Ocean Economy and Mexico’s participation in Causa Natura’s podcast.

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, lead author of the Special Report 'The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: 5 Opportunities for Action' and Ocean Panel supporting member Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, calls for more efforts an

In response to the Ocean Panel’s call to action, the Shipping Decarbonisation Action Coalition has agreed upon a roadmap to enable the full decarbonisation of marine transport by 2050 and support zero emission vessels to become commercially viable by 2030.

On 14 June, Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg invited French President Emmanuel Macron to join the Ocean Panel, which was met with a positive response.

The Indonesia Water Portal features the Special Report ‘A Sustainable and Equitable Blue Recovery to the COVID-19 Crisis’.

Nature publishes an adapted version of the Blue Paper ‘Ocean Finance: Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Ocean Economy'. 

 

 

Launched in response to the Ocean Panel's call to action, the 1000 Ocean Startups coalition has committed to backing at least 1000 transformative ocean startups that will help regenerate ocean healthy by 2030.

The Tourism Action Coalition for a Sustainable Ocean launches in response to the Ocean Panel’s call to action and will serve as a knowledge hub and an action platform to build resilient destinations and strengthen socio-economic benefits of host destinations and communities.

Ocean Solutions report co-author Peter Haugan discusses the opportunities to achieve the 'ocean we want' by 2030 in this op-ed published on The Conversation.

Waldemar Coutts, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Chile, discusses how countries can transform the climate crisis with ocean-based action in this op-ed published on Mongabay.

Ocean Solutions report co-author Jane Lubchenco discuss the Ocean Panel and its vision for a Sustainable Ocean Economy in the Living on Earth podcast

The Economist group World Ocean Initiative features the Ocean Panel's set of recommendations and actions to enable better ocean management. 

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO explores the synergies between the Ocean Decade and the Ocean Panel's new ocean action agenda. 

Nature references Blue Papers ‘The Human Relationship with Our Ocean Planet’ & ‘Towards Ocean Equity’.

Chile's El Agora discusses how sustainable ocean management is key to the future of food, featuring insights from the Blue Paper 'The Future of Food from the Sea'.

Mexico’s Ocean Panel Sherpa Martha Delgado discusses how the ocean can be a great ally in this op-ed published in Causa Natura

The Global Aquaculture Alliance features the Special Report ‘Ocean Solutions that Benefit People, Nature and the Economy’.

China Dialogue covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda.  

Ocean Panel co-chair Prime Minister Solberg of Norway agrees to be a Patron of the Ocean Decade Alliance.

The Packard Foundation calls for more just and equitable approaches to managing ocean resources and ocean conservation outcomes, featuring the Blue Paper 'Towards Ocean Equity'.

Ocean Panel supporting member Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, calls for more support for sustainable ocean practices in this Al Jazeera op-ed.

Euronews living covers the launch of the Ocean Panel's new ocean action agenda.

Driven by the Ocean Panel's commitment on sustainable ocean food, the science-industry initiative Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship (SeaBOS), announces that for the first time in the history of seafood production, ten of the largest seafood companies in the world have committed to a set of t

National Geographic covers the launch of the Ocean Panel's new ocean action agenda.

Ocean Panel country member Japan passes a new law which will prevent IUU-sourced seafood from entering their market.

Seafood Source covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda.

Kyodo news covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda.

Advisory Network co-chair Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Unilever discusses the Ocean Panel's new ocean action agenda in this op-ed published on Hindustan Times.

Stanford University’s Center for Ocean Solutions covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda.

Wind and wave power "for major power sources" Leaders of 14 countries including Japan and Australia

The Star covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda.

Jamaica Observer covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda.

To support the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda, Blue Paper author John Kurien discusses the ocean’s role in “building forward better” in this op-ed published in Scroll.in.

Flora and Fauna International covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda.

Oregon State University covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda.

Ocean Panel co-chair Prime Minister Solberg of Norway discusses the new Ocean Action agenda in this BBC World Service Newsday interview by Lawrence Pollard.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda.

La Jornada covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda.

Responding to the Ocean Panel's new ocean action agenda, the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC) publishes a new report which sets out how governments and industry can work together to unlock the global potential of offshore wind.

Ocean Panel Expert Group co-chairs Jane Lubchenco, Peter Haugan & Mari Pangestu comment on the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda in this Nature comment.  

Ocean Panel co-chair Prime Minister Solberg of Norway discusses the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda in this Nature op-ed and podcast. 

Nature covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda. 

Ocean Panel Expert Group co-chair Jane Lubchenco comments on the Ocean Panel's commitment to 100% sustainable ocean management in this WRI podcast.

Head of Secretariat Kristian Teleki and Deputy Head of Secretariat Nicola Frost discuss the five pillars of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda in this WRI blog. 

Deutsche Welle covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda. 

Fast Company covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda. 

The Guardian covers the launch of the Ocean Panel’s new ocean action agenda.

Leaders of Australia, Canada, Chile, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, Palau and Portugal commit to sustainably manage nearly 30 million sq km of their national waters by 2025 

Leaders put a healthy ocean at the top of the global policy agenda to a

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.

Nature publishes an adapted version of the Blue Paper ‘Organised Crime in the Fisheries Sector’.

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 futu

Blue Paper authors Ghislaine Llewellyn and Andy Steven discuss new opportunities for action to ensure coastal zones are sustainable and resilient, featuring insights from the Blue Paper ‘Coastal Development: Resilience, Restoration and Infrastructure Requirements’.

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.

Blue Paper authors Rashid Sumaila and Melissa Walsh discuss ways to bridge the blue finance gap, featuring insights from the Blue Paper ‘Ocean Finance: Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Ocean Economy’ Republished in

Special Report authors Eliza Northrop, Mansi Konar, Nicola Frost and Liz Hollaway look to the ocean as a tool for global economic recovery post COVID-19 in this WRI Insights blog, featuring insights from the Special Report ‘A Sustainable and Equitable Blue Recovery to the COVID-19 Cri

Blue Paper authors Eddie Allison and John Kurien discuss the importance of accounting for human-ocean relationships in ocean governance in this blog published in CGIAR, featuring insights from the Blue Paper ‘The Human Relationship with our Ocean Planet’.

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 t

Blue Paper author Nireka Weeratunge discusses the diverse set of relationships that we have with the ocean in this WRI Insights blog, featuring insights from the Blue Paper ‘The Human Relationship with our Ocean Planet’.

Mongabay features the Blue Paper ‘Organised Crime in the Fisheries Sector’.

The Economist World Ocean Initiative features the Blue Paper ‘National Accounting for the Ocean and Ocean Economy’.

Nature publishes an adapted version of the Blue Paper ‘The Future of Food from the Sea’.

Seafood Source features the Blue Paper ’Organised Crime in the Fisheries Sector’.

Nature publishes an adapted version of the Blue Paper ‘Integrated Ocean Management’.

Nature Sustainability publishes an adapted version of the Blue Paper ‘National Accounting for the Ocean and Ocean Economy’.

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 glo

The Economist World Ocean Initiative features the Economic Analysis Special Report ‘A Sustainable Ocean Economy for 2050: Approximating its Benefits and Costs’.

Blue paper co-lead authors Mark Swilling and Tanya Brodie Rudolph share insights from the Blue Paper 'The Ocean Transition: What to Learn from System Transitions' in this op-ed published on Daily Maverick.

Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau and Ocean Panel member speaks at The Economist’s World Ocean Initiative webinar on Blue Recovery, featuring insights from the Economic Analysis Special Report ‘A Sustainable Ocean Economy for 2050: Approximating its Benefits and Costs’.

This webinar launches the Blue Paper ‘National Accounting for the Ocean and Ocean Economy’ which highlights the opportunity for incorporating ocean accounts into national accounting frameworks and the data and technology already available at our fingertips to do so.

Ocean Panel Sherpa Olai Uludong shares insights from the Special Report ‘A Sustainable Ocean Economy for 2050: Approximating Its Benefits and Costs' in ABC Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat program.

Blue Paper authors Eli Fenichel, Professor of Natural Resource Economics, Yale School of the Environment and Ben Milligan Scientia Fellow, University of New South Wales highlight the critical role of national accounting in achieving a sustainable ocean economy, featuring insights from the Blue Pa

Nature Comms publishes an adapted version of the Blue Paper 'The Ocean Transition: What to Learn from System Transitions'.

Al Jazeera features the Special Report ‘A Sustainable Ocean Economy for 2050: Approximating Its Benefits and Costs'.

Nature Food publishes an adapted version of the Blue Paper ‘Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Associated Drivers’.

Fast Company features the Special Report ‘A Sustainable Ocean Economy for 2050: Approximating Its Benefits and Costs'.  

CNBC features the Special Report ‘A Sustainable Ocean Economy for 2050: Approximating Its Benefits and Costs'.

CNN features the Special Report ‘A Sustainable Ocean Economy for 2050: Approximating Its Benefits and Costs'.

The Guardian features the Special Report ‘A Sustainable Ocean Economy for 2050: Approximating Its Benefits and Costs'.

Special Report authors Mansi Konar, Helen Ding and Head of the Ocean Panel Secretariat, Kristian Teleki, WRI highlight four key ocean-based solutions that yield high returns in this WRI Insights blog, featuring insights from the Economic Analysis ‘A Sustainable Ocean Economy for 2050: Approximati

Nature Sustainability publishes an adapted version of the Blue Paper ‘What Role for Ocean-Based Renewable Energy and Deep-Seabed Minerals in a Sustainable Future?'

The Fiji Times covers the Ocean Panel’s webinar ‘The Case for the Ocean as a Dual Solution to Climate Change and COVID-19 Recovery’ at London Climate Action Week 2020. 

As part of London Climate Action Week 2020, Head of Secretariat, Kristian Teleki moderates this discussion on the role that ocean-based climate action can play in delivering the environmental, social, health and financial benefits we need to see as

The Washington Examiner features the Blue Paper ‘What Role for Ocean-Based Renewable Energy and Deep-Seabed Minerals in a Sustainable Future?’.

Supporting Ocean Panel member Peter Thomson; Blue Paper authors Peter Haugan, Lisa A.

Lisa Levin, Peter Haugan, Ines Aguiar Branco and Katie Flanagan discuss how to ensure that the clean energy transition proceeds in a way that doesn’t come at the expense of the ocean.

Mining.com features the Blue Paper ‘What Role for Ocean-Based Renewable Energy and Deep-Seabed Minerals in a Sustainable Future?’.

Reuters features the Blue Paper ‘What Role for Ocean-Based Renewable Energy and Deep-Seabed Minerals in a Sustainable Future?’.

Bloomberg Environment features the Blue Paper ‘What Role for Ocean-Based Renewable Energy and Deep-Seabed Minerals in a Sustainable Future?’.

Bloomberg Environment features the Blue Paper 'Leveraging multi-target strategies to address plastic pollution in the context of an already stressed ocean'.

Seafood Source features the Blue Paper ‘The Future of Food from the Sea’.

Modern Diplomacy features the Blue Paper ‘Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Associated Drivers’.

The Economist World Ocean Initiative features the Blue Paper ‘The Future of Food from the Sea’.

The Independent features the Blue Paper 'Leveraging Multi-Target Strategies to Address Plastic Pollution in the Context of an Already Stressed Ocean'.

WRI podcast featuring Peter Thomson, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean; Vidar Helgesen, Norway’s Ocean Panel Sherpa; Jane Lubchenco, Ocean Panel Expert Group co-chair; and Mary Ruckelshaus, Bl

The Economist World Ocean Initiative features the Blue Paper 'The Ocean Genome: Conservation and the Fair, Equitable and Sustainable Use of Marine Genetic Resources’.

Olai Uludong, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Palau; Vidar Helgesen, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Norway; Peter Thomson, honorary Ocean Panel member; Jane Lubchenco, Expert Group co-chair; and Mary Ruckelshaus, Blue Paper co-lead author share reflections on the road ahead for building a sustainable ocean econom

Ocean Panel video highlights the Xiamen, China case study on Integrated Ocean Management.

Today, we celebrate World Oceans Day under unprecedented circumstances, as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated health and economic challenges. We, the members of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, propose the ocean as a solution to a more resilient and prosperous world. This will be more important than ever as we embark on post-COVID-19 recovery.

On World Ocean Day, the leaders of Norway and Palau argue that it’s time we look to the ocean for post-COVID resilience, sustainability and prosperity in this op-ed published in 

Blue Paper authors share insights from the Blue Paper ‘Technology, data and new models for sustainably managing ocean resources’ in this Nature Comment.

On World Ocean Day, the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC) announces its vision for 1,400 GW of offshore wind by 2050 to drive decarbonisation and green recovery from the COVID-19 crisis in this press release published by Global Wind Energy Council and republished by

On World Ocean Day, Chile’s Sherpa Waldemar Coutts highlights the importance of the ocean in a post-pandemic recovery in this op-ed published on Pais Circular.

On World Ocean Day, Hans Jacob Frydenlund, Ambassador of Norway to India, and Ratan P Watal, Member Secretary, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Government of India, highlight the need for concerted action to ensure a more sustainable and integrated approach to the ocean in this op

On World Ocean Day, Benj Sykes and Stephen Bull, Co-Chairs of the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC), highlight ocean-based renewable energy – including offshore wind, tidal, wave and floating solar power – as the next transformative force to reshape our energy systems and power a gr

Triple Pundit features the Blue Paper 'Leveraging Multi-Target Strategies to Address Plastic Pollution in the Context of an Already Stressed Ocean'.

Ocean Panel Expert Group co-chair Jane Lubchenco and member Steve Gaines discuss a new narrative for the ocean in this Science article.

BBC Science Focus features the Blue Paper 'Leveraging Multi-Target Strategies to Address Plastic Pollution in the Context of an Already Stressed Ocean'.

ARA News features the Blue Paper 'Leveraging Multi-Target Strategies to Address Plastic Pollution in the Context of an Already Stressed Ocean'.

The Guardian features the Blue Paper 'Leveraging Multi-Target Strategies to Address Plastic Pollution in the Context of an Already Stressed Ocean'.

India Education Diary features the Blue Paper 'Integrated Ocean Management'.

Ocean Panel video highlights seven solutions to tackling ocean pollution

Tamaki Tsukada, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Japan and Jenna Jambeck, Ellie Moss, and Brajesh Kr Dubey, authors of the Blue Paper 'Leveraging multi-target strategies to address plastic pollution in the context of an already stressed ocean' discuss actions to tackle plastic and other sources of ocean po

Liz Hollaway, Jenna Jambeck, Ellie Moss and Brajesh Dubey reflect on how to reduce plastic and other pollution simultaneously, featuring insights from Blue Paper 'Leveraging multi-target strategies to address plastic pollution in the context of an already stressed ocean' in this WRI Insights

Integrated Ocean Management Blue Paper co-lead author Jan-Gunnar Winther reflects on how Integrated Ocean Management can accelerate blue growth in this blog published on The Economist World Ocean I

Ricardo Serrão Santos, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Portugal and Vidar Helgesen, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Norway we well as Minhan Dai, Jan-Gunnar Winther, Marie Antonette Juinio-Meñez, and Amy Trice, authors of the Blue Paper 'Integrated Ocean Management' discuss how an Integrated Ocean Management appro

Jan-Gunnar Winther, Minhan Dai, Eliza Northrop and Ines Aguiar Branco highlight five successful examples of Integrated Ocean Management, featuring insights from Blue Paper 'Integrated Ocean Management' in this WRI Insights

WRI media advisory announces the launch of the Blue Paper 'Leveraging Multi-Target Strategies to Address Plastic Pollution in the Context of an Already Stressed Ocean'.

EFE Verde features op-ed from Waldemar Coutts, Chile’s Sherpa and Ambassador to Norway and Iceland, on how the protection of marine resources in the high seas is vital to hu

Waldemar Coutts, Chile’s Sherpa and Ambassador to Norway and Iceland reflects on protecting biodiversity and the High Seas Treaty in a post-COVID world in this

Teorema covers the launch of the Blue Paper 'Critical Habitats and Biodiversity: Inventory, Thresholds and Governance’.

El Mexicano covers the launch of the Blue Paper 'Critical Habitats and Biodiversity: Inventory, Thresholds and Governance’.

La Jornada covers the launch of the Blue Paper 'Critical Habitats and Biodiversity: Inventory, Thresholds and Governance’.

WRI press release announces the launch of the Blue Paper 'Critical Habitats and Biodiversity: Inventory, Thresholds and Governance’.

Ocean Panel video highlights five steps that could help reverse the trend of biodiversity loss.

Martha Delgado, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Mexico and Octavio Aburto, Blue Paper lead author, discuss the pressing challenges, opportunities for action, and success stories in ocean governance and management, featuring insights from the Blue Paper ''Critical Habitats and Biodiversity: Inventory, Thre

Nature Sustainability publishes an adapted version of the Blue Paper 'The Ocean Genome: Conservation and the Fair, Equitable and Sustainable Use of Marine Genetic Resources’.

Ines Aguiar Branco, Lauren Thuringer, Colette Wabnitz, Rachel Wynberg, Henrik Österblom and Robert Blasiak discuss how to safeguard the ocean genome and share its benefits equitably, featuring insights from Blue Paper 'The Ocean Genome: Conservation and the Fair, Equitable and Sustainable Use of

Olai Uludong, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Palau and Robert Blasiak, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Siva Thambisetty, Rachel Wynberg, and Alex Rogers, Blue Paper authors, discuss how to protect the unique genetic diversity of the ocean and how to distribute the benefits that come from exploring the ocean geno

Martha Delgado, Mexico's Ocean Panel Sherpa and Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights reflects on how the ocean can be a solution in pandemic recovery in this

BBC World News features the Blue Paper 'The Ocean Genome: Conservation and the Fair, Equitable and Sustainable Use of Marine Genetic Resources’ with lead auth

With marine life th

Ruth Kagia, Kenya’s Ocean Panel Sherpa and Deputy Chief of Staff (Policy & Strategy) calls on African nations to unite against illegal fishing in this op-ed published in The Af

Tommy Remengesau Jr., President of Palau and Ocean Panel member reflects on how ocean degradation falls heaviest on those least responsible in this op-ed published on The

Jane Lubchenco, Expert Group co-chair and Henrik Österblom, Colette Wabnitz and Afrina Choudhury, Blue Paper authors, share their reflections on the Blue Paper 'Towards Ocean Equity' and its suggested opportunities for action in this webinar hosted by WRI.

Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI) and WRI Indonesia convene a seminar to present the Blue

Kumparan features the Blue Paper 'Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Associated Drivers'.

WRI podcast featuring Ocean Panel Expert Group co-chair Jane Lubchenco on building a new narrative for the ocean.

Ocean Panel video highlights urgent action opportunities to combat IUU fishing

President Faure of Seychelles together with President Kenyatta of Kenya (Ocean Panel member) and President Gnassingbe of Togo convene a high-level side event on Africa’s Blue Economy at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Nicola Frost, Tony Long, Stephanie Juwana and Mansi Konar highlight how fast-tracking law-abiding ships at ports could help end illegal fishing, featuring insights from Blue Paper 'Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Associated Drivers' in this WRI Insights

Jim Leape, Mark Abbott, Annie Brett, Ines Aguiar Branco and Johannes Friedrich discuss how to harness the power of the ocean data revolution, featuring insights from Blue Paper 'Technology, data and new models for sustainably managing ocean resources' in this WRI Insights

Ocean Panel video highlights six critical steps to realize the vision of a digital ocean

UN SDG Media Zone interview with Jim Leape, Blue Paper author and Peter Thomson, Ocean Panel supporting member, on how

Eco-Business highlights three issues to watch in 2020, featuring the Special Report 'The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change: Five Opportunities for Action'.

Christopher Costello and Reniel Cabral, Blue Paper lead authors of 'The Future of Food from the Sea' and 'The Expected Impacts of Climate Change on the Ocean Economy' present key findings in this event hosted by WRI.

Energy Global covers the launch of the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC).

Jane Lubchenco, Ocean Panel Expert Group co-chair and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, lead author of the Special Report 'The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: 5 Opportunities for Action' present key findings in this webinar.

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The Huffington Post features the Blue Paper 'The Expected Impacts of Climate Change on the Ocean Economy'.

Steve Gaines, Erin OReilly, Eliza Northrop and Lauretta Burke reflect on how ocean industries can respond to climate change, featuring insights from Blue Paper 'The expected impacts of climate change on the ocean economy' in this WRI Insights

Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica and Ocean Panel member explains how there is no trade-off between the environment and the economy in a changing climate in this op-ed published on

Taholo Kami, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Fiji and Elena Ojea, Willow Battista and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Blue Paper contributing authors discuss the impact of climate change across three key ocean sectors – reef tourism, wild capture fisheries, mariculture - and offer a set of solutions for decision-make

The LA Times features the Blue Paper 'The Expected Impacts of Climate Change on the Ocean Economy'.

Reuters features the Blue Paper 'The Expected Impacts of Climate Change on the Ocean Economy'.

Associated Press features the Blue Paper 'The Expected Impacts of Climate Change on the Ocean Economy'.

IISD covers the launch of the Blue Paper 'The Future of Food from the Sea' at the FAO Symposium on Fisheries.

Eco Magazine features the Blue Paper 'The Future of Food from the Sea'.

Europa Press features the Blue Paper 'The Future of Food from the Sea' (Spanish only).

Reuters features the Blue Paper 'The Future of Food from the Sea'.

Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya and Ocean Panel member calls for accelerating sustainable development of seafood sectors in this op-ed published on Pana Press (behind a paywall - republished by

Peter Haugan, Ocean Panel Expert Group co-chair and Christopher Costello and Stefan Gelcich, Blue Paper lead authors discuss the opportunities of ocean-based protein in achieving SDG2, featuring insights from the Blue Paper 'The future of food from the sea' in this FAO International Symposium on

The Environmental Defense Fund covers the Our Ocean Conference, featuring the Special Report 'The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change: Five Opportunities for Action'.

Steve Gaines, Peter Haugan, and Manaswita Konar, authors of the Special Report 'The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: 5 Opportunities for Action' discuss key findings and explore policies and innovations that could advance ocean-based strategies for climate change in this event, co-hosted b

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Science features the Special Report 'The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: 5 Opportunities for Action'.

The Christian Science Monitor features the Special Report 'The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: 5 Opportunities for Action'.

Kelly Levin and Eliza Northrop share highlights from the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere, including insights from Special Report 'The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change: Five Opportunities for Action' in this WRI Insights

The LA Times features the Special Report ‘The ocean as a solution for climate change: Five opportunities for action’. 

Jane Lubchenco, Ocean Panel Expert Group co-chair and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, lead author of the Special Report 'The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: 5 Opportunities for Action' present key findings in this Climate Week NYC event.

Eco Business features the Special Report ‘The ocean as a solution for climate change: Five opportunities for action’. 

WRI press release announces the launch of the Spe

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Eliza Northrop, Joyashree Roy, Mansi Konar and Jane Lubchenco discuss ocean-based solutions to climate change, featuring insights from Special Report 'The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change: Five Opportunities for Action' in this WRI Insights

Ocean Panel video highlights five opportunities for ocean action on climate change

Ocean Panel video highlights five opportunities for ocean action on climate change.

China Dialogue features the Special Report ‘The ocean as a solution for climate change: Five opportunities for action’. 

Newsweek features the Special Report ‘The ocean as a solution for climate change: Five opportunities for action’.  

Ocean Panel Co-Chairs Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway and Tommy Remengesau Jr., President of Palau urge us to look to the ocean for climate change solutions in this CNN Opinion piece.

The second meeting of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy brought together the heads of government and state, and their representatives, from the 14 participating countries, and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the ocean to discuss progress made in 2019 how the Panel

Ocean Panel video provides an overview of the Ocean Panel and its vision for a sustainable ocean economy.

Canada announced today that they are the latest country to ratify the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Agreement on Port State Measures, officially closing their ports to illegal fishers.

Nicola Frost, WRI's Deputy Head Of Secretariat for the Sustainable Ocean Initiative highlights Canada's recent announcement to join an international agreement to close ports to illegal fisheries in this WRI Insights

GreenBiz features the Special Report 'The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change: 5 Opportunities for Action'.

On 20-21 November 2018, 150 ocean experts from more than 50 countries met to discuss critical science-based actions in response to the problems facing our ocean.

At the opening of the World Ocean Summit 2019 in Abu Dhabi, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg welcomed participants via video message. PM Solberg and President of the Republic of Palau Tommy Remengesau, Jr. are co-chairs the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy. Solberg said:

“The World Ocean Summit provides the place where finance can meet good public policy and high-quality science and innovation. This is exactly the place where solutions for the sustainable ocean economy can emerge.”

Kristian Teleki, WRI's Director for the Sustainable Ocean Initiative highlights new positive developments for the ocean, including the creation of the Ocean Panel in this WRI Insights blog.

On the eve of the Science for Ocean Actions conference, the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy Expert Group met for the first time to review, and discuss relevant research, provide scientific input, and explore solutions to the key questions and issues currently being addressed by t

Olai Uludong, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Palau and Vidar Helgesen, Ocean Panel Sherpa for Norway, as well as Peter Thomson, honorary Ocean Panel member, discuss the urgent need to protect, produce and prosper from the ocean in the face of a changing climate in this Climate Vulnerable Forum Virtual Su

On the eve of the Science for Ocean Actions conference, the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy Expert Group met for the first time to review, and discuss relevant research, provide scientific input, and explore solutions to the key questions and issues currently being addressed by t

Ocean Panel members and hosts of the Our Ocean conferences, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, President of Indonesia (host 2018); Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway (host 2019); and Tommy Remengesau, Jr., President of the Republic of Palau (host 2020); call on the need for a sustainable ocean economy in

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HEADS OF GOVERNMENT UNITE FOR THE OCEAN AND PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON IT 12 world leaders form new High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy

Inaugural Meeting of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy 

The Inaugural meeting of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy consists of the original 12 heads of government and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean.

The Government of Norway announces the launch of the Ocean Panel.

Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway and Ocean Panel member, announces the launch of the Ocean Panel in this World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018 press conference.