The Preparatory Meeting for the 2025 UN Ocean Conference Successfully Held on July 2, 2024 | CBCGDF Ocean&Wetlands Working Group Reports

The Preparatory Meeting for the 2025 UN Ocean Conference was held on July 2nd,2024 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Representative nominated by the Ocean&Wetlands Working Group of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) participated in the meeting.

 



The meeting was co-hosted by Ms. Gina Guillén-Grillo, Director General of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Costa Rica and Mr. Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, Special Envoy of the President of France for the Third United Nations Ocean Conference.

 

In the morning session, proposed themes outlined ahead of the Preparatory meeting for the Ocean Action panels were discussed, themes include:

 

(a) Fostering sustainable fisheries management and supporting small-scale fisheries; (b) Conserving, sustainably managing and restoring marine and coastal ecosystems, including deep-sea ecosystems; (c) Harnessing all forms of cooperation, especially at the regional level; (d) Tackling marine pollution in all of its forms; (e) Leveraging ocean-climate-biodiversity interlinkages; (f) Enabling sustainable ocean-based economies that leave no one behind; (g) Promoting sustainable food production from the ocean to address food security; (h) Increasing scientific knowledge and strengthening the science-policy interface for ocean health; (i) Enhancing the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and its implementing agreements; (j) Mobilizing finance for ocean actions in support of Goal 14.

 

In the afternoon session, pursuant to General Assembly Resolution 78/128, delegates and participants discussed on elements for a brief, concise, action-oriented and intergovernmentally-agreed declaration that will focus on areas of accelerated and

collective action to support the implementation of goal 14.

 

Translator: Sara

Checked by Daisy

Editor: Sara 

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