The third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) took place in Nice, France in June 2025. The conference convened all UN member states to work together for sustainable ocean management. It also sought to implement a Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14) to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development and produce an ambitious Nice Ocean Action Plan.
Representatives of the International Partnership, MPAs, Biodiversity and Climate Change and the IUCN WCPA Climate Change Specialist Group hosted an event to promote the newly published technical report Establishing MPAs in a Changing Climate and to showcase the Partnership’s work to date. Case studies were also presented which demonstrated the real-world application of the four principles set out in the report including in Ay and Rhun Island MPA (Indonesia), transboundary examples from Kenya and Tanzania and Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in the UK. The panel also highlighted their priorities for marine conservation to 2030.
You can access and download the report here.