GOAP Membership

About GOAP Membership

The Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) welcomes governments, institutions, and organizations committed to advancing ocean accounting. Membership provides opportunities to contribute to the development of ocean accounting standards, participate in capacity building initiatives, and share knowledge across the global community.

Membership Categories

Government Members

National and sub-national government agencies, particularly statistical offices, environmental ministries, and marine management authorities, are invited to join as government members. Government members play a key role in implementing ocean accounting frameworks and contributing national case studies.

Institutional Members

Academic institutions, research organizations, and international bodies can join as institutional members. These members contribute technical expertise, research capacity, and methodological development to the partnership.

Observer Status

Organizations with an interest in ocean accounting but not yet ready for full membership can participate as observers. Observers can attend meetings, access selected resources, and explore membership opportunities.

Member Benefits

• Technical Guidance: Access to the latest methodologies and best practices for ocean accounting implementation
• Capacity Building: Participation in training workshops, webinars, and technical assistance programs
• Networking: Connection with ocean accounting practitioners globally through Communities of Practice
• Publications: Early access to GOAP reports, case studies, and research outputs
• Events: Invitations to GOAP conferences, workshops, and webinars
• Visibility: Recognition as a contributing member of the global ocean accounting community

How to Join

Membership is voluntary and entails no financial commitments. To learn more about becoming a GOAP member, please contact the GOAP Secretariat [email protected].

We welcome inquiries from governments, institutions, and organizations aligned with our mission to advance ocean accounting globally.

Contact Information

• Email: [email protected].
• Host Institution: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Members of the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership are expected to make a non-contractual commitment to the Partnership Terms of Reference ->. 241201 GOAP Terms of Reference V2

We look forward to welcoming new members to the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership.

Current GOAP Members

1. Fisheries and Oceans Canada
   Government — Canada

2. Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
   Government — UK

3. Cape Peninsula University of Technology
   Research Institute — South Africa

4. Institute for Strategy and Policy on Agriculture and the Environment (ISPAE)
   Government — Viet Nam

5. Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security
   Research Institute — Australia

6. UNEP-WCMC
   IGO — Global

7. World Bank
   IGO — Global

8. Statistics Canada
   Government — Canada

9. National Statistical Office of Thailand
   Government — Thailand

10. National Bureau of Statistics of China
    Government — China

11. World Resources Institute, Indonesia
    NGO — Indonesia

12. Department of Statistics, Malaysia
    Government — Malaysia

13. National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand
    Government — Thailand

14. Guangxi Academy of Oceanography
    Research Institute — China

15. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (NSO), India
    Government — India

16. Ministry of Tourism and Environment, Maldives
    Government — Maldives

17. Ministry for Marine Affairs and Fisheries
    Government — Indonesia

18. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
    Government — Australia

19. Ministry of Foreign Affairs; National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)
    Government — Mexico

20. Statistics Norway
    Government — Norway

21. Middlebury Institute for International Studies at Monterey
    Research Institute — USA

22. Rekam Nusantara Foundation
    NGO — Indonesia

23. Togo Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Nature Protection
    Government — Togo

24. The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR)
    IGO — NE Atlantic

25. UN–ESCAP
    IGO — Asia-Pacific (Thailand-based)

26. University of New South Wales
    Research Institute — Australia

27. U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
    Research Institute — USA

28. Charles Darwin Foundation
    Research Institute — Ecuador

29. Plymouth Marine Laboratory
    Research Institute — UK

30. NRF – South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON)
    Research Institute — South Africa

31. Blue Economy Development Fund (ProAzul)
    Government — Mozambique

32. PWANI University
    Research Institute — Kenya

33. Norsk institutt for vannforskning / Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
    Research Institute — Norway

34. Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI)
    Research Institute — Japan

35. International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
    Research Institute — Global

36. Ministry of Blue Economy and Disaster Management
    Government — Belize

37. Centre for Coastal Management, University of the Cape Coast Ghana
    Research Institute — Ghana

38. Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University
    Research Institute — South Africa

39. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ)
    Research Institute — Brazil

40. National Oceanography Centre UK
    Research Institute — UK

41. HELCOM
    IGO — Global

42. Conservation Strategy Fund – Global
    NGO — Global

43. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
    Research Institute — Malaysia

44. Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy
    Government — Antigua and Barbuda

45. IPB University
    Research Institute — Indonesia

46. Grupo Economia do Mar (GEM), Brazilian Navy
    Research Institute — Brazil

47. Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR)
    Financial entity — Costa Rica

48. Republic of Peru
    Government — Peru