Blue Nature Alliance

Convenors

Blue Nature Alliance

Venue

TBC

Overview

The call for conserving 30% of land and seas by 2030 has created momentum in establishing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in recent years. However, as the international community begins their implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM GBF) and achievement of this global target, ensuring this acceleration leads to durable, effective, equitably managed, and ecologically representative systems of conservation areas, will be challenging. 

Blue Nature Alliance is a global partnership established to catalyze the conservation of 18 million square kilometers or 5% of the ocean by 2027 in contribution to conserving 30% of the ocean by 2030. The Alliance collaborates with governments and local partners in designing and implementing strategic interventions needed to achieve measurable outcomes for the creation of new large-scale ocean conservation areas, and the expansion, improved management, or upgraded protections of existing areas.

The session is in-line with one of the expected outcomes of the EAS Congress to produce “renewed momentum and mobilization of partnerships and resources to fulfill the collectively endorsed Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) Framework’s vision,” particularly its Healthy Ocean component. It prioritizes biodiversity conservation by increasing areal coverage of MPAs to enhance productivity and sustainable use of coastal and marine resources.

This event is intended to encourage all Parties to consider the need for partnership and engagement beyond initial commitments towards implementation and impact. This event will include an interactive and engaging panel featuring government and implementing partners of the Blue Nature Alliance to build momentum for ambitious commitments toward global ocean conservation. Panelists will share personal experiences, lessons learned, and innovations in ocean conservation and offer encouragement and partnership to participants as they consider how to advance their country’s conservation journey to achieve the global targets of the KM GBF.

Expected Output/s:

• Establish stronger awareness of the Blue Nature Alliance amongst the member states and other participants. 
• Increase collaborations with member states in the pipeline (i.e. Japan, South Korea, Vietnam) through side events and bilateral meetings.
• Strengthen relationship with existing government and implementing partners. 

Potential Speakers:

• Blue Nature Alliance
• Big Ocean
• Government partners in Asia (active projects by November)
• Pacific partners
• Implementing partners in Asia

Program

Provisional Programme to follow