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.
The 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 toward the swift conclusion and effective implementation of ongoing processes that contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of the ocean.
WorldFish Participation:
- As a champion of SDG 14 (Life Under Water), WorldFish will promote sustainable fisheries and bring examples of its work to demonstrate evidence.
- WorldFish will build on its participation at previous UN Ocean Conferences to convene key actors and advocate for pathways and policies to advance ocean sustainability.
- WorldFish is co-hosting and participating in multiple events in the Blue Zone as well as the Green Zone.
- Our main event will be led by the Asia-Africa BlueTech Superhighway (AABS), our largest-funded project under the UK’s Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) program of the Blue Planet Fund.
Monday, 9 June 2025
| Side Event: The Ocean We Depend On: Achieving SDG 14 Through Sustainable Governance
| 12:30 - 15:50 (CET)
| Red Zone (Quai Riboty) – Statsraad Lehmkuhl (Norwegian Ship)
| 1) Norway, 2) EAF-Nansen Programme, 3) Global Action Network, 4) Nordic Council of Ministers, 5) Blue Justice, 6) CGIAR, 7) WorldFish, and more!
| Side event: Food Loss and Waste in the Aquatic Food Systems: Assessment and Sustainable Solutions
| Including the Launch of the Guidelines: “Understanding Food Loss in Small-Scale Aquatic Food Production"
| 15:30-16:30 (CET)
| Green Zone (The Whale Pavilion) – Ocean Sustainability: Trade and Blue Food House
| 1) FAO, 2) World Resource Institute, 3) Oceana, 4) WorldFish, and more!
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
| Side Event: Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems: Accelerating action for ocean conservation and global food security
| 15:30-17:30 (CET)
| Offsite – RV Meteor, Port Lympia of Nice, Quai lle de Beauté
| 1) German, 2) BMZ, 3) CAOPA, 4) NJDyer Global Advisory, 5) Bread for the World, 6) CGIAR, 7) WorldFish, and more!
Click here to register (By 28 May 2025)
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
| Side Event: Advancing Indigenous Stewardship of Fisheries for Sustainable Oceans, Community-Led Solutions
| 13:00-15:00 (CET)
| Off Site – CCI Nice Côte d'Azur - Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie (Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Nice, France
| 1) Canada, 2) Ocean Wise, 3) Ocean Stewardship Coalition, 4) Green Works, 5) WorldFish, and more!
| Side Event: Partnering for a Blue Future: Insights from the UK’s COAST programme
| 13:20-14:15 (CET)
| Green Zone – Ocean Sustainability: Trade and Blue Food House
| 1) COAST, 2) WorldFish, and more!
| Podcast: Global Fisheries Podcast: The Catch
| 1) Foreign Policy Magazine, 2) Walton Family Foundation, 3) WorldFish, and more!
| Side Event: Advancing Blue Foods for Sustainability, Food Security, and Livelihoods
| 17:30-18:45 (CET)
| Blue Zone, Room 3
| 1) Aquatic Blue Food Coalition, 2) WorldFish, and more!
| Reception Event: Leveraging Aquatic Food Systems to Restore Oceans – Good for people, good for planet
| 18:00-20:00 (CET)
| Off Site – CCI Nice Côte d'Azur - Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie (Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Nice, France
| 1) Canada, 2) France, 3) CGIAR, 4) WorldFish
Thursday, 12 June 2025
| Side Event: Strengthening Transparency and Enforcement in Fisheries Governance from Coastal Waters to the High Seas
| 08:45–10:00 (CET)
| Blue Zone – Room 3
| 1) Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC), West Africa, 2) WorldFish, and more!
Friday, 13 June 2025
| Plenary Event: Ocean Action Panel Nine: Promoting the role of sustainable food from the ocean
| 09:00-12:00 (CET)
| Blue Zone
| UN Ocean Conference
Coming Soon
| Side Event: Making Coastal Stewardship Work for People, Nature and Climate
| Time TBC
| Off Site – TBC
| 1) IIED, 2) WorldFish, and more!
Stay tuned for more events.
We look forward to your active participation. Click here to learn more.
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