The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
Ocean Impact Organisation is proud to be a member of the Advisory Network of The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Ocean Panel or Panel).
The goal of the Ocean Panel is to advance a new contract between humanity and the sea that protects the Ocean and optimizes its value to humankind.
The Ocean Panel was established in September 2018 to catalyse bold, pragmatic solutions for realising a sustainable ocean economy, where protecting and restoring the ocean to health is essential for producing more from it, so that people can prosper equitably. A unique global initiative of 14 serving heads of state and government, representing 30% of the world’s coastlines, the Ocean Panel is working with government, business, financial institutions, the science community and civil society to develop a transformative action agenda that recognises the need for a new relationship between humanity and the ocean and the rapid transition to a sustainable ocean economy.
The Ocean Panel is made up of serving world leaders from Australia, Canada, Chile, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, Palau and Portugal. It is supported by the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean.
In the spirit of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), building momentum toward the UN Decade of Ocean Science, and meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement, the Ocean Panel convened an Expert Group, Advisory Network and other subject matter experts and commissioned a series of Blue Papers, The Ocean as a Solution for Climate Change Report and a Sustainable Ocean Economy Report that will ultimately inform the Ocean Panel’s action agenda going into the UN Decade of Ocean Science commencing in 2021.
Learn more at www.oceanpanel.org
By focusing on the protection of, production from, and investment in the Ocean, the Panel will demonstrate how transitioning to a Sustainable Ocean Economy is critical to achieving the SDG’s related to hunger, health, jobs, energy, sustainable communities and global partnerships.
The urgency of the Panel’s work is driven by the knowledge that failure to take rapid action on marine pollution, overfishing, climate change and habitat loss will lead to failure to realize the SDG’s vision of a peaceful, prosperous, sustainable future.
Over the coming months Ocean Impact Organisation will share with you a variety of information relating to the sixteen Blue Papers that the Panel has commissioned and will be releasing up to October 2020. The Blue Papers explore pressing challenges at the nexus of the ocean and the economy. These Blue Papers summarise the latest science, and state-of-the-art thinking about innovative ocean solutions in technology, policy, governance, and finance realms that can help to accelerate a move into a more sustainable and prosperous relationship with the ocean.
The sixteen Blue Papers include:
The Future Of Food From The Sea
The Expected Impacts Of Climate Change On The Ocean Economy
Ocean Energy And Mineral Sources
The Ocean Genome: Conservation And The Fair, Equitable And Sustainable Use Of Marine Genetic Resources
Leveraging Multi-target Strategies To Address Plastic Pollution In The Context Of An Already Stressed Ocean
Technology, Data And New Models For Sustainably Managing Ocean Resources
Coastal Development: Managing Resilience, Restoration And Infrastructure Of Coastlines
National Accounting For The Ocean & Ocean Economy
Ocean Finance
Critical Habitats And Biodiversity: Inventory, Thresholds And Governance
The Relationship Between Humans And Their Ocean Planet
The Ocean Transition: What To Learn From System Transitions
Towards Ocean Equity
Integrated Ocean Management
IUU Fishing And Associated Drivers
Organised Crime Associated With Fisheries
For a more detailed view into the Panel please see www.oceanpanel.org and enjoy the attached video