GOAP Secretariat

GOAP Secretariat

GOAP is a global, multistakeholder partnership established to enable countries and other stakeholders to go beyond GDP to effectively measure and manage progress towards ocean sustainable development.

Project-level Environmental-Economic Accounting (EEA) across four Indo-Pacific implementation projects

The Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP), hosted by the UNSW Centre for Sustainable Development Reform, supports selected Blue Carbon Accelerator Fund (BCAF) implementation projects by helping compile and report social, economic, and environmental baseline and outcome data

News Vol. 13 | December 2025

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JOB ADVERTISEMENT - SENIOR DATA MANAGEMENT OFFICER

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Fiji) invites applications for the position of Senior Data Management Officer within the Waste Management and Pollution Control division.

Ocean Accounting to support Viet Nam's blue economy

Vietnam is transitioning toward a sustainable and inclusive Blue Economy,

A Post-2030 Ocean Economy Agenda: Aligning Measurement and Targets

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.

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.

Natural Capital Accounting in the Maldives

This page contains informationon ocean accounting projects the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) is supporting in the Maldives.

Webinar. Measuring First, Targeting Second – Building Usable Ocean Economy Accounts

Dr Phil James Director The Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP)

Fiji charts a course toward evidence-based plastic waste management

In October, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in

COP30 event. Climate and Biodiversity Action: Integrated Opportunities for Big Ocean States

Eliza Northrop GOAP Secretariat Director The Global Ocean Accounts Partnership