COP31 must be the moment the ocean moves from the margins of climate discussions to the centre of global climate action and implementation. 🌎

Events to watch at COP31 in Antalya👇 bit.ly/4zAEqH7

#COP17 has concluded, and the message is clear - ocean action is central to delivering the global biodiversity goals. 🌎

The CBD's new report shows progress, but warns implementation must accelerate to meet the 2030 targets.

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#OceanPanel member Canada 🇨🇦 will protect an additional 3% of its ocean by the end of 2027, adding over 170,000 km². 🌊 bit.ly/4iJ5yxk

It also announced the first-ever Global Indigenous Summit, to be held alongside the Our Ocean Conference in May 2027. 🌊

Achieving the 30x30 target is critical, but halting marine biodiversity loss requires the sustainable management of 100% of national waters.

At #CBDCOP17, Ocean Panel countries and partners have shown what that looks like in practice.

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Join #OceanPanel member countries and the secretariat at COP17 for 'Sustainable Ocean Plans as a Tool for Delivering the Global Biodiversity Framework'. 🌊

📅 Monday 26 October
🕐 13:15 (Yerevan, UTC+4)
📍 Sisian

Find out more 👇
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Ocean Panel member Portugal 🇵🇹 is preparing the next generation to protect the ocean, starting in the classroom. 🌎

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The programme helps students build critical thinking, initiative and an emotional connection with the sea, turning what they learn into changes in attitude towards the ocean.

#CommitmentsinAction is a new Ocean Panel series spotlighting the shift from ambition to #OceanAction across member countries.

Ocean Panel member Canada 🇨🇦 is protecting one of Earth's most biodiverse marine environments.

#CommitmentsInAction

A well-managed ocean can help feed the world. Ocean Panel countries are turning that potential into action. 🌊

#WorldFoodDay 🧵

Members hold 19% of global fish catch, wild and farmed. They aim to embed sustainable blue foods in national climate plans, Zero Hunger strategies and food security policies. 🐟

Explore blue foods in our 2026–2030 Workplan 👇 bit.ly/4vjY488

The @oceanpanel, a group of 19 world leaders committed to sustainably managing 100% of the ocean areas under their countries’ jurisdictions through Sustainable Ocean Plans, has published its progress report.

Read key takeaways by @WorldResources: ow.ly/uRMx50ZXUUI

Join us and the Government of Mexico for a roundtable on turning the #HighSeasTreaty into action. 🌊

'From Ratification to Implementation: National Experiences and Lessons Learned on the BBNJ Agreement'

📅 Mon 19 Oct, 13:00 (UTC+4)
📍 Ocean Pavilion

#OceanPanel countries hold an outsized share of the ocean's future. 🌊

Sustainably managing 100% of national waters reaches far beyond national borders, delivering for people, climate and the planet.

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#OceanPanel country Ghana 🇬🇭 have sparked a movement along Ghana's Western Region coastline to protect those turtles and their habitat. 🌎

#CommitmentsinAction

Watch highlights from this year's Ocean Panel Leaders' Meeting in New York. 🌊

Read the 2026 Progress Report 👇
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The 2026 Progress Report shows how members are turning commitments into action, and how the 100% approach is progressing well beyond the Panel's current members. 🌎