Side event
Side Event
- Date: April.28(Mon)-April.30(Wed)
- Venue: BEXCO
The 10th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) Preparatory Office aims to foster collaboration among diverse stakeholders, broaden the conference agenda,
and drive concrete, actionable outcomes. Side events serve as platforms for exploring innovative solutions, advancing voluntary commitments,
and strengthening engagement within the global ocean community.
These events also enrich the overall conference experience and amplify the impact of the OOC agenda, supporting efforts toward sustainable ocean management and fostering effective partnership models.
Side Event Program Overview
“Using the search function (Ctrl+F) in the PDF download of the full schedule allows you to easily find the time and
venue by organization.”
Selected Organizations
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How to bridge the gap between 8 and 30% to achieve the 30% ocean conversation target? Ramping up political mobilization efforts and technical support to High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People’s members
14:30-16:00Conventional Hall, Room 201+202Lead Organization: High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People Secretariat
Co-organization: Governments of France and Costa Rica -
Stories of Conservation: Marine Protected Areas & Community Action – The Blue Quest: Palawan
14:30-16:00Conventional Hall, Room 203+204Lead Organization: Korea International Ocean Film Festival
Co-organization: International Ocean Film Foundation -
Closing the Ocean-Climate Funding and Capacity Gap: Building the Future of Latin America's Ocean-Climate Solutions
14:30-16:00Exhibition Center 1, Room 211Lead Organization: Ocean Hub Columbia
Co-organization: Oceanico Labs, Patagonia Ocean Hub, Ocean Visions -
Advancing Sustainable Ocean Management Through Sustainable Ocean Plans and the 100% Alliance
14:30-16:00Exhibition Center 1, Room 212Lead Organization: World Resources Institute
Co-organization: High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, Government of Chile -
Solutions to Stem Ocean Noise Pollution and Protect Marine Biodiversity
14:30-16:00Exhibition Center 1, Room 213Lead Organization: Panama Ministry of the Environment
Co-organization: Kingdom of Belgium, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Investigation Agency, OceanCare, International Fund for Animal Welfare -
Unlocking Blue Pacific Property (UBPP): Bringing Innovative Financing for Sustainable Ocean Management
14:30-16:00Exhibition Center 1, Room 214Lead Organization: The Pacific Community (SPC) -
Reefs at Risk, Food at Stake: Scaling Coral Reef Conservation by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) and the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF)
14:30-16:00Exhibition Center 1, Room 215Lead Organization: CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat
Co-organization: ICRI Secretariat, General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Sea Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS) -
From Busan to Nice, a call to Action for a Fossil Free Ocean
14:30-16:00Exhibition Center 1, Room 216Lead Organization: Center for International Environmental Law
Co-organization: Solutions For Our Climate: Center for Energy, Ecology and Development -
Sustainable Ocean Initiative: 15 Years of Capacity-building, Partnerships and Synergies to Achieve Global Goals and Targets for the Ocean
16:20–17:50Conventional Hall, Room 201+202Lead Organization: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Co-organization: Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, French Biodiversity agency -
Who Owns Marine Litter? Tackling Legal Barriers to Clean-ups
16:20–17:50Conventional Hall, Room 203+204Lead Organization: The Healthy Seas Foundation -
Deep Ocean Action : Protecting the Deep Sea for Generations
16:20–17:50Exhibition Center 1, Room 211Lead Organization: Government of Palau, Costarica, Chile
Co-organization: Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, IUCN, Ocean Azul -
Action for Change! UNOC3 as a global milestone to accelerate action for the ocean
16:20-17:50Exhibition Center 1, Room 212Lead Organization: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France -
Beachfront to Boardroom: Unlocking Capital for Coastal Resilience
16:20-17:50Exhibition Center 1, Room 213Lead Organization: Ocean Risk Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA)
Co-organization: Rare -
How Journalists Use Open Data to Improve Ocean Transparency and Accountability
16:20-17:50Exhibition Center 1, Room 214Lead Organization: Pulitzer Center -
Navigating the Future of the Sustainable Blue Economy
16:20-17:50Exhibition Center 1, Room 215Lead Organization: Global Green Growth Institute -
From Regional Capacity-building to Global Ocean Leadership: The Pathway to 30x30
16:20-17:50Exhibition Center 1, Room 216Lead Organization: Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Oceano Azul Foundation, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Co-organization: High Seas Alliance, EarthEcho International, Waitt Institute, Climate Ocean Research Institute, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Birdlife International, RISE UP, Coral Reefs of the High Seas Coalition, WRI – Ocean Action 2030, CAF - Development Bank of Latin America, World Economic Forum, Pristine Seas – National Geographic Society