Events

Launch event. Closing the plastics data gap

Launching the Handbook for Developing National Plastics Data Systems and new Global Plastics Data Tracker. Two resources from CSDR, GOAP and Grid-Arendal that support systematic data collection for effective plastic pollution, health policy and evidence-based decision-making.

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Regional Dialogue 10. Compound Risk and the Data Gap

Why Evidence Fails to Reach Decision Makers in South and South-East Asian Disaster and Ocean Governance.

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Webinar. Maldives National Ecotourism Standards and Certification

An introductory webinar on the draft of the Maldives' National Ecotourism Standards and Certification Framework. A GEF-funded CATENATE project, on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism & Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Climate Change, Environment & Energy.

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Workshop. Putting a Value on Viet Nam's Coasts

Workshop on Ecosystem Assessment: Towards a Sustainable Blue Economy. To move ecosystem assessment from theory into Viet Nam's everyday practice of planning, financing and policymaking.

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Social Accounts Working Group Breakfast - Our Ocean Conference

The Social Accounts Working Group gathered over breakfast at OOC11 in Mombasa to mark two years since its founding at the 5th Global Dialogue on Ocean Accounting in Bali (July 2024)

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GOAP at Our Ocean Conference 11

GOAP attended OOC11 to advance ocean accounting by connecting with partners and country representatives, highlighting progress made by countries developing and using ocean accounts, and encouraging new signatories to the Pledge to Advance Ocean Accounts by 2030.

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Regional Dialogue 09. From Risk to Resilience — Integrating Disaster Risk into Ocean Accounts & Blue Finance

Explore what coastal and ocean hazard data exists, what it can reliably tell us, where the critical gaps are, and what it would take to translate research-grade oceanographic outputs into decision-ready indicators for policymakers, finance ministries and investors.

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Regional Dialogue 08. Blue Carbon and Nature-Based Solutions: Counting Protection, Not Just Carbon

Mangroves, seagrass and coral reefs are captured in ocean accounts mainly as carbon and biodiversity assets — but they are also critical disaster-risk infrastructure.

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Webinar. Bogor and beyond: outcomes of the South to South Ocean Accounting Exchange 2026 and what comes next

This webinar recaps the key outcomes from the South-South Ocean Accounting Exchange in March 2026 and unpack the outcomes document: the Bogor Strategic Action Plan.

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South-South Ocean Accounting Exchange 2026

The South-South Ocean Accounting Exchange 2026 was a three-day technical and strategic forum held in Bogor, Indonesia from 30 March to 1 April 2026, alongside Indonesia’s National Ocean Accounting Workshop.

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Webinar: Cuentas Oceánicas en América Latina y el Caribe: Avances, Experiencias y Oportunidades

Para América Latina y el Caribe —una región donde los medios de vida, la biodiversidad y la actividad económica están estrechamente vinculados al océano—, estas cuentas ofrecen una herramienta poderosa para orientar las políticas de desarrollo sostenible. Español (primaria), con subtítulos en inglés disponibles en Zoom Held in Spanish with captions in English via Zoom.

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Workshop. Strengthening Fiji’s National Data Systems

Follow up to Fiji’s October 2025 national workshop, to strengthen the national data system and further develop Fiji’s National Plastics Data Inventory.

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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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Regional Dialogue 07. 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: Introduced Ocean Economy Satellite Accounts (OESA), addressed data limitations and explored the post-2030 agenda.

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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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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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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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Ocean Accounts @ UNOC3

Ocean Accounts at UNOC 3 - events and resources from GOAP Members and partners. Why ocean accounts are essential to measuring and managing sustainable ocean development

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Capacitación: Introducción a la Contabilidad Oceánica para América Latina y el Caribe

Virtual Training: Introduction to Ocean Accounting for Latin America + Caribbean (in Spanish)

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Webinar. The Pledge to Advance Ocean Accounts: preparing for UNOC 3

An introduction to the Pledge, why it is important for global sustainable ocean development and how your country or organisation can sign before or during UNOC 3.

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SIDS Talk Ocean: Ep.3 - Charting the Blue Economy: How Ocean Accounts support Sustainable Ocean Development

How Ocean Accounts can support sustainable ocean management, enable opportunities for nature finance and investment, and strengthen SIDS' participation in global ocean governance.

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Webinar. Ocean Accounts as a Foundation for Climate Action: From Commitments to Implementation

Webinar 15 May 2025

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Sri Lanka's National Forum on Plastics and Circular Economy

Over 150 representatives from government, NGOs and private industry convened for the National Forum on Plastics and Circular Economy: Driving Change Through Data. This event represents an important step towards strengthening Sri Lanka's response to the plastic crisis.

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Ocean Accounts Exchange - Building a Blueprint for Action

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The Global Dialogue on Sustainable Ocean Development

In July 2024 over 450 participants from more than 50 countries gathered in Bali, Indonesia for the 5th Global Dialogue from the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP)

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Sixth Asia-Pacific Day for the Ocean

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Workshop on Ocean Accounts and Governance of Blue Carbon Ecosystems

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Ocean Accounting towards the Sustainable Development of Oslofjord, Norway

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1st Pacific Islands Conference on Ocean Science and Ocean Management

A discussion ocean science and management priorities in the Pacific.

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Online Workshop on Accounting for Blue Carbon

Online Workshop on Accounting for Blue Carbon

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The 4th Global Dialogue on Ocean Accounting

3 June 2023 | Virtual

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Australia-India Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative Partnership (AIIPOIP) interactive dialogue on Ocean Accounting: Synthesizing Lessons and Understanding Challenges

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UN World Data Forum 2023

The objective of the session in the UN World Data Forum was to jointly envision a future with better and more inclusive ocean data organisation and management.

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International Ocean Data Conference - II

20-21 March 20 2023 | Paris, France & Virtual

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2022 Workshop on Earth Observation for Ecosystem Accounting

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5th UN ESCAP Asia-Pacific Day for the Ocean

30 November | Bangkok, Thailand

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12th WIMOSA Scientific Symposium Side Event

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London Group on Environmental Accounting, 28th Meeting

26-29 September, 2022 | Sieburg, Germany

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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

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UN Ocean Conference Side Event

30 June 2022 | Lisboa, Portugal

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Africa Dialogue on Ocean Accounting 2022

23 - 24 March 2022 | Virtual

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3rd Global Dialogue on Ocean Accounting: Towards an Agenda for Action

30 March 2022 | Virtual

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ADB Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum: Innovative Solutions for Asia and the Pacific

26 January 2022 | Virtual

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Australia-India Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative Partnership (AIIPOIP) interactive dialogue on Ocean Accounting: lessons learned and opportunities for collaboration

14 December, 2021 | Virtual

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COP 13 of the Abidjan Convention 2021

13-16 December 2021 | Côte d'Ivoire | GOAP side event'Ocean Accounting in Support of Sustainable Blue Economy Development in the Abidjan Convention Region'.

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2nd Crescendo Azul/Growing Blue Conference

18-19 November 2021 | Vilankulos, Mozambique

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4th UN ESCAP Asia-Pacific Day for the Ocean

27 October 2021 | Virtual

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UN Statistical Commission side event: From experimental ocean accounts to SEEA-Ocean

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2nd Global Dialogue on Ocean Accounting

20 April 2021 | Sydney, Australia

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Inaugural Global Dialogue on Ocean Accounting

12–15 November 2019 | Sydney, Australia

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