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.

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

Plastics Webinar. No data, no deal: the importance of science and data driving the final plastics treaty negotiations

Webinar 17 July 2025 - as delegates prepare for the resumed negotiations for the global plastic treaty (INC-5.2) the need for science and data-driven decision-making has never been more critical.

Closing the Information Gap in Global Plastics Governance: No Data, No Deal

Without improving national data on plastics, even the most ambitious treaty will be implemented in the dark, making commitments difficult to properly measure and collective progress impossible to accurately understand.

Ocean Literacy for Ocean Sustainability: Reflections from Australia

From classrooms to coastlines, discover why understanding, valuing, and protecting marine environments could be Australia’s most powerful untapped sustainability tool.

What we heard, shared and saw delivered at the UN Ocean Conference

The world was watching the 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice with high expectations on what would be delivered for the world’s ocean. So, what was delivered? What is next?

Report: Advancing China’s Sustainable Blue Economy - Building Strong Policy Foundations for Ocean Accounting and Blue Finance

Read the report As a major maritime nation, China’s