Ocean Action Panel 4: Preventing and significantly reducing marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities - 2025 UN Ocean Conference.
Our Ocean, Our Future, Our Responsibility - The 2025 UN Ocean Conference will be co-hosted by France and Costa Rica and held in Nice, France, from 9 - 13 June 2025.
Guiding Questions:
What national or regional initiatives have been developed or implemented in the last 2 years aiming to reduce marine pollution, and how could these serve as a model for other countries/regions to accelerate actions towards the achievement of SDG Target 14.1?
Regarding the role of the private sector, how can respective relevant industry sectors scale up resource efficient and cleaner production practices to reduce marine pollution, including through wastewater treatment and emission reduction?
How can public-private partnerships accelerate investments in pollution reduction technologies, and how can we ensure their long-term sustainability and scalability?
How can nature-based solutions contribute to the mitigation of marine pollution, and what role can governments, the private sector and civil society play in their implementation?
What capacity-building measures are needed to support adoption of technology that can contribute to the mitigation of marine pollution? How can partnerships and innovative finance mechanisms be leveraged to support and strengthen capacity-building?
How can governments enhance governance and enforcement of domestic laws to effectively reduce marine pollution from land-based sources?
How can the role of international legal instruments be enhanced to strengthen their role in prevention and reduction of marine pollution? What further contribution can they make in coordinating efforts to tackle marine biodiversity loss and pollution, as well as addressing transboundary issues in major river systems, to ensure effective source-to-sea policies?
What role can existing platforms, such as the Global Programme of Action and the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans play in addressing marine biodiversity and pollution challenges?
How can data-driven tools support monitoring and accountability, and how can such tools play a role in pollution management?
How can the promotion of synergies across MEAs and other existing institutional regulatory frameworks and bodies move from a conceptual approach to an implementable approach that is operationalized on the ground, supporting national and regional-level implementation?
The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025 UN Ocean Conference) will be co-hosted by France and Costa Rica and held in Nice, France, from 9 - 13 June 2025.
The overarching theme of the Conference is "Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean". The Conference aims to support further and urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development and identify further ways and means to support the implementation of SDG 14. It will build on existing instruments to form successful partnerships towards the swift conclusion and effective implementation of ongoing processes that contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of the ocean.
The Conference will involve all relevant stakeholders, bringing together Governments, the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions, other interested international bodies, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector, philanthropic organizations, Indigenous Peoples and local communities and other actors to assess challenges and opportunities relating to, as well as actions taken towards, the implementation of Goal 14.
The Conference will build on the previous UN Ocean Conferences, hosted by Sweden and Fiji in 2017 in New York and by Portugal and Kenya in 2022 in Lisbon.
Regarding the role of the private sector, how can respective relevant industry sectors scale up resource efficient and cleaner production practices to reduce marine pollution, including through wastewater treatment and emission reduction?
How can public-private partnerships accelerate investments in pollution reduction technologies, and how can we ensure their long-term sustainability and scalability?
How can nature-based solutions contribute to the mitigation of marine pollution, and what role can governments, the private sector and civil society play in their implementation?
What capacity-building measures are needed to support adoption of technology that can contribute to the mitigation of marine pollution? How can partnerships and innovative finance mechanisms be leveraged to support and strengthen capacity-building?
How can governments enhance governance and enforcement of domestic laws to effectively reduce marine pollution from land-based sources?
How can the role of international legal instruments be enhanced to strengthen their role in prevention and reduction of marine pollution? What further contribution can they make in coordinating efforts to tackle marine biodiversity loss and pollution, as well as addressing transboundary issues in major river systems, to ensure effective source-to-sea policies?
What role can existing platforms, such as the Global Programme of Action and the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans play in addressing marine biodiversity and pollution challenges?
How can data-driven tools support monitoring and accountability, and how can such tools play a role in pollution management?
How can the promotion of synergies across MEAs and other existing institutional regulatory frameworks and bodies move from a conceptual approach to an implementable approach that is operationalized on the ground, supporting national and regional-level implementation?
The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025 UN Ocean Conference) will be co-hosted by France and Costa Rica and held in Nice, France, from 9 - 13 June 2025.
The overarching theme of the Conference is "Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean". The Conference aims to support further and urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development and identify further ways and means to support the implementation of SDG 14. It will build on existing instruments to form successful partnerships towards the swift conclusion and effective implementation of ongoing processes that contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of the ocean.
The Conference will involve all relevant stakeholders, bringing together Governments, the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions, other interested international bodies, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector, philanthropic organizations, Indigenous Peoples and local communities and other actors to assess challenges and opportunities relating to, as well as actions taken towards, the implementation of Goal 14.
The Conference will build on the previous UN Ocean Conferences, hosted by Sweden and Fiji in 2017 in New York and by Portugal and Kenya in 2022 in Lisbon.
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