The conference press release notes that since its inception in 2014, Our Ocean Conference has produced more than 1,800 commitments worth nearly USD 108 billion. The conference featured panels on six areas of action. The panel on ‘Creating Sustainable Blue Economies’ focused on “blue recovery” from the COVID-19 pandemic towards ocean
Plastic packaging material with a value of at least $80 billion is lost each year, according to a report by the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, cited by the UN. The report also notes that if this trend continues, by 2050, oceans will contain more plastic than fish by weight. Solving the issue of plastic pollution will
The Republic of Palau will host the 2020 edition of the Our Oceans conference, an event designed as a forum for ocean leaders to commit to positive changes related to marine protected areas, climate change, sustainable fisheries, marine pollution, sustainable blue economy and maritime security. The Our Oceans event held in 2017 in Malta resulted in 433 tangible and measurable .