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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.

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.

Strengthening the Climate-Ocean Nexus

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.

WIOMSA 2025 Special Session: Advancing Sustainable Ocean Management through Ocean Accounting

Live event 3 Oct 2025 - WIOMSA Scientific Symposium, the GOAP Africa CoP special session to explore how Ocean Accounts can transform marine resource management in the Western Indian Ocean region

Consultancy opportunity. Integrating the social domain of Ocean Accounts in Belize: a pilot study towards global standards

The Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP), in partnership with the

The Power of Data: the potential of Ocean Accounts for marine restoration

We are all familiar with images of bleached coral reefs

Webinar. Ocean Accounts in the Indian Ocean Region

Webinar 4 Sep 2025 - how Ocean Accounts can serve as a critical data framework for advancing sustainable ocean governance across the Indian Ocean region.

Webinar. Viet Nam’s Ocean Accounting Journey and Regional Leadership

Webinar 26 Aug 2025 - Dr Ngoc will share Viet Nam's journey from initial collaboration with the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) to achieving major national and regional milestones

Remediation of Plastic Pollution: Why Island Nations need stronger measures in the new plastics treaty

Maritime plastic disasters are not rare accidents. The plastics treaty negotiations (INC5.2) are a unique opportunity to protect island nations that bear the greatest impacts of marine plastic pollution, including from global plastic commerce.

Policy brief: The need for data on plastics – ensuring a transparent, equitable and ambitious global agreement to end plastic pollution

Authors: Eliza Northrop, Emily Belonje, Dr Randika Jayasinghe, Helena Dickinson

News Vol. 11 | July 2025

A note from GOAP's Co-Chairs Dear GOAP colleagues