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UNITED NATIONS OCEAN CONFERENCE

9-13 June 2025

Nice, France

The third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) was a major moment for the sector. The 2022 UNOC saw many voluntary commitments, and all eyes were on Nice in 2025 to ensure these commitments were fulfilled. The overarching theme of the conference was “accelerating action and mobilising all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”. The conference output was the “Nice Ocean Action Plan” with voluntary commitments.

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Lime, Together for the Ocean and Visual Artist Francesca Page Unveil “Ride Green for the Blue” at UN Ocean Conference: A Bold Call to Protect 30% of the Ocean by 2030

Together for the Ocean, Lime and artist Francesca Page to create a unique hero bike to invite people to join the race for ocean protection.

By Lime • 09 June 2025 • 6 min read

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New report warns of $14.6 billion ocean protection shortfall – but highlights trillion-dollar opportunity

As world leaders prepare to gather at the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) in Nice next week, a major new report warns that global marine protection efforts are critically underfunded - threatening ocean health, livelihoods, food security and global prosperity.

By Together for the Ocean, Bloomberg Ocean Fund, Systemiq, SkyTruth, Marine Conservation Institute, Campaign for Nature, WWF International and RISE UP • 05 June 2025 • 13 min read

NGOs join forces to demand a ban on destructive fishing in protected areas, and reveal bottom trawling’s economic toll

Leading ocean organizations - including BLOOM, Oceana, EarthEcho International, Rise Up, Seas at Risk and The Transform Bottom Trawling Coalition - are taking part in a Week of Ocean Action (24-30 March) to demand an immediate ban on destructive fishing practices such as bottom trawling in Europe’s marine protected areas (MPAs).

By Together for the Ocean, National Geographic Pristine Seas, Oceana, Only One, BLOOM and Seas At Risk • 21 March 2025 • 10 min read