2025 UN Ocean Conference

“The ocean is fundamental to life on our planet and to our future. The ocean is an important source of the planet’s biodiversity and plays a vital role in the climate system and water cycle. The ocean provides a range of ecosystem services, supplies us with oxygen to breathe, contributes to food security, nutrition and decent jobs and livelihoods, acts as a sink and reservoir of greenhouse gases and protects biodiversity, provides a means for maritime transportation, including for global trade, forms an important part of our natural and cultural heritage and plays an essential role in sustainable development, a sustainable ocean-based economy and poverty eradication.”

Mobilizing and engaging all relevant stakeholders is vital for accelerating ocean action, transforming into sustainable ocean-based economies, and achieving Goal 14 and its targets. This objective of the UN Ocean Conference co-hosted by the Governments of Costa Rica and France, is reflected in its overarching theme : “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”.