Official Statement
June 14, 2025
Significant progress has been made this week on ocean protection, thanks largely to the leadership of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs & LCs), particularly across the Pacific. Never before has the ocean received so much high-level political attention. The UN Ocean Conference should not be just a one-week event, but rather the start of a continuous, accelerated, and more effective approach to ocean conservation.
Read the full statement here.