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.

12th WIMOSA Scientific Symposium Side Event

14 October | Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), South Africa Background The Western

London Group on Environmental Accounting, 28th Meeting

26-29 September, 2022 | Sieburg, Germany

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Events - The Global Ocean Accounts PartnershipGlobal and regional events

Knowledge Products

Guidance documents, academic papers and thematic research on ocean accounting

South Africa Ocean Accounts

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ECSA 59 | Using the best scientific knowledge for the sustainable management of estuaries and coastal seas

5-8 September, 2022 | San Sebastian

Guidelines for Standardised and Comparable Reporting across Blue Planet Fund Projects

The document provides background on the UK's Blue Planet Fund, related programmes of work, and best practices in environmental-economic accounting related to marine environment development projects.

Identifying Models for Institutional Arrangements for the Compilation of Ocean Accounts

This report provides an introduction to ocean accounts and identifies various institutional models suited for the inception of accounts.

Linking Ocean Accounting to Marine Spatial Planning

This report outlines what ocean accounts are and how they can link to, and support, marine spatial planning.

Spatial Data Structures for Ocean Accounts

This technical report introduces the ways spatial data is used within ecosystem accounting and ocean accounting more broadly.