Key Impact Points: The Ocean Faces a Make-or-Break Year The world’s oceans are under intense pressure — from climate-fueled heatwaves to ecosystem collapse and rising plastic waste. SDG14, the goal to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans,” has received the least financial support and lags far behind progress targets. 2025
Key Impact Points: UN Releases Blueprint to Finance a Thriving Ocean Economy The United Nations Global Compact and the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) have launched the Ocean Investment Protocol, a landmark framework designed to scale finance for a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable ocean economy. Building on existing
On June 7, 2025, the vibrant city of Nice, France, will host to the Ocean Rise and Coastal Resilience Coalition Summit, a pivotal gathering addressing one of the most pressing global challenges: rising sea levels. Co-organized by the City of Nice and the Ocean & Climate Platform, the summit brings
Key Impact Points: UNOC 3 Targets Ocean Crisis with Urgent Action The United Nations will host its third Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) from June 9–13 in Nice, France, aiming to respond to what organizers are calling an ecological emergency. “Our planet’s life support system is in a state of emergency,”
Key Impact Points: UNDP and Japan Launch ASEAN Blue Carbon Finance Project to Scale Climate Action in Southeast Asia The ASEAN, Government of Japan, and UNDP officially launched the ASEAN Blue Carbon and Finance Profiling (ABCF) Project in Jakarta, marking a strategic step forward in managing blue carbon ecosystems across
The Blue Economy and Green Economy are the main topics at Nature Summit 2025 in Panama City this week, where the future of sustainable finance is being shaped. A recurring theme in closed-door sessions and public panels alike is the rise of the Blue Economy — and how traditional financial
By Dylan Welch, Chief Correspondent, SDG News At the 2025 Nature Summit in Panama City, held at the iconic BioMuseo, a important conversation emerged about one of the planet’s last frontiers – the ocean floor. As nations and corporations eye deep sea mining as the next big gold rush, environmental
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA – May 21, 2025 Today’s Nature Summit in Panama delivered a clear message: the ocean economy is no longer a niche conversation — it’s a core pillar of global climate strategy. Held at the Biomuseo, the event brought together ministers, business leaders, scientists, and climate advocates for
At the heart of Panama City during UN Global Climate Week, world leaders, policymakers, and business innovators gathered for the 2025 Nature Summit. This was a pivotal moment in the global conversation on sustainability. Among the innovators, executives, and leaders at the summit was Robert Maersk Uggla, Chairman of A.P.
The ocean economy—sometimes called the blue economy—is vast, undervalued, and under threat. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates the global ocean’s asset value at $24.2 trillion, though that figure is likely conservative, with ecosystem services like carbon sequestration and coastal protection notoriously difficult to quantify. But this liquid goldmine faces
