Social Accounts in the Maldives
The Maldives has begun integrating the social domain into national Ocean Accounts frameworks.
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Global Ocean Accounts Partnership
Advancing ocean accounting worldwide through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and capacity building
About GOAP
The Global Ocean Accounts Partnership is a collaborative bringing together governments, international organisations, researchers, and practitioners to advance ocean accounting worldwide.
We support countries in developing ocean accounts based on the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) – providing technical guidance, capacity building, and a platform for knowledge exchange.
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Latest Publications
Technical guidance, research, reports and knowledge products from the ocean accounting community
Counting the Blue Rand: Building South Africa's Ocean Economy Satellite Account
This study constructs a South African Ocean Economy Satellite Account (OESA) that is SNA-consistent, adapts lessons from international pilots to local data realities, and documents a stepwise compilation approach usable in similar settings.
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Ocean accounting in the Maldives
Information on ocean accounting projects the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) is supporting in the Maldives
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The Social Data Audit Tool
GOAP Social Data Audit Tool helps countries evaluate if their existing national data systems can support the integration of social dimensions into Ocean Accounts.
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Social Accounts Working Group
The Social Account Working Group was established in 2024 to ensure that social, cultural and equity considerations are integrated into ocean accounting
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Valuing The Ocean Economy: Lessons from earlier adopters
The paper compares three Ocean Economy Satellite Account (OESA) pilots (Portugal, Norway, U.S.), extracts methodological lessons, and sets out a protocol that countries can adapt to their own data environments.
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Latest Events
Recent webinars, workshops, and conferences from the ocean accounting community
Past Event
18 Feb 6:30 PM or 19 Feb 8:30 AM AEDT (Syd Melb Canberra)
Education Series - drop in Q&A session 1
To support the launch of the Ocean Accounting Education Series, we welcome you to join us for an interactive Q&A session.
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Past Event
11:00 Kuala Lumpur 14:00 Sydney
Regional Dialogue. Governance Accounts-Institutions, Rights & Responsibilities
This session will dive into how to map and measure the institutions, legal rights, decision-making processes and responsibilities that shape transparent, equitable and accountable ocean governance.
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Webinar. Measuring First, Targeting Second – Building Usable Ocean Economy Accounts
Ocean Economy Satellite Accounts (OESA) can be a useful tool to support ocean governance post-2030 and design target-setting processes. Drawing on recent research and working papers, this webinar will: Introduce Ocean Economy Satellite Accounts (OESA), address data limitations and explore the post-2030 agenda.
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Past Event
Webinar. Ocean Accounts and Marine Spatial Planning: mapping seagrass from local to global scales
Webinar 19 Nov 2025 - machine learning methods for mapping seagrass using earth observation data, with applications for natural capital accounting.
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Past Event
COP30 event. Climate and Biodiversity Action: Integrated Opportunities for Big Ocean States
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Webinar. Integrating social data into ocean accounts
Webinar 30 Oct 2025 - how social data can be integrated into ocean accounts for equitable, inclusive and transparent ocean governance.
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Our Focus Areas
Technical Guidance
Developing methodologies and standards for ocean accounting aligned with SEEA
Capacity Building
Training programs and workshops to support countries in implementing ocean accounts
Knowledge Sharing
Fostering collaboration through regional Communities of Practice
Latest Insights
Expert perspectives, newsletters, and news from the ocean accounting community
Project-level Environmental-Economic Accounting (EEA) across four Indo-Pacific implementation projects
This work is supported by Australian Government DCCEEW and delivered with IUCN through the Blue Carbon Accelerator Fund (BCAF) for projects within the Indo-Pacific region. GOAP focuses on accounting and measurement to help project outcomes be reported in internationally compatible formats.
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News Vol. 13 | December 2025
Ocean accounting from around the world delivered to your inbox.
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A Post-2030 Ocean Economy Agenda: Aligning Measurement and Targets
By Sarah Taylor, Phil James
With just five years until 2030, countries have an opportunity to do something different–align measurement and target-setting from the start, rather than setting targets first and building the measurement systems later.
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Fiji charts a course toward evidence-based plastic waste management
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News Vol. 12 | October 2025
Ocean accounting from around the world delivered to your inbox.
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Strengthening the Climate-Ocean Nexus
By Angelique Pouponneau
We stand at a pivotal moment in international environmental law—one where the ocean and climate are finally being recognized not as separate challenges, but as interconnected systems requiring integrated legal responses.
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