WILDTRUST: WILDOCEANS programme- Events Programme at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) 2025
Event Title:
Partnering for Local Ocean Solutions, delivering Global Impact
Event Description / Concept Note:
Join leading regional NGO WILDTRUST and its Global Partners to reflect on African-led Ocean impact.
Venue: Salon Azur, Hyatt Regency Palais de la Méditerranée
Address: 13 Promenade des Anglais, 06000 Nice, France
Date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Time: 13h00 for 13h30 - 15h00
Capacity: 60 attendees
BY INVITATION ONLY
Made possible in partnership with: WILDTRUST, Blue Action Fund, Oceankind, Oceans 5, Ocean Risk & Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA), Shark Conservation Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies Ocean Initiative.
Event Title:
Strengthening Africa’s Marine Resilience: Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Africa
Event Description / Concept Note:
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is critical in enhancing social resilience among coastal communities. Since 2022, one of the few marine-focused projects supported by the Green Climate Fund – channelled through the Blue Action Fund – has been investing EUR 50 million into ten EbA initiatives across the Western Indian Ocean region.
This side event will convene local experts, policymakers, and key stakeholders involved in these initiatives to share practical experiences in advancing EbA and achieving Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG14) in Africa. By showcasing early achievements and key lessons learned, the event aims to accelerate the large-scale implementation of EbA approaches, paving the way for a sustainable ocean and resilient, thriving coastal communities.
Venue: Salon Azur, Hyatt Regency Palais de la Méditerranée
Address: 13 Promenade des Anglais, 06000 Nice, France
Date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Time: 16h00 – 19h00 CET
Capacity: 60 attendees
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE – FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS
Made possible in partnership with: WILDTRUST & The Blue Action Fund
Event Title:
Proposed High Seas Marine Protected Area (MPA) linking sub-Antarctic Island territories in the western Indian Ocean (WIO)
Event Description / Concept Note:
This workshop provides an opportunity to present an early concept for a High Seas MPA linking existing MPAs in South African (PEI), French (Crozet and Kerguelen Islands) and potentially Australian (Heard and McDonald Islands) territories across the western Indian Ocean subantarctic region with a view to the entry into force of the BBNJ Treaty.
This workshop will highlight a strong candidate to join the first generation of High Seas MPAs, meeting all the criteria developed for identification of areas to safeguard biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (Pew report 2024). These criteria include the presence of seamounts and vents, species richness, ocean productivity, endangered species, benthic heterogeneity, and fishing effort. The area includes Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs), Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs), Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs), Large Marine Ecosystems (LME), important feeding grounds for pelagic birds, supports island breeding sites, and is a connectivity corridor.
Venue: Salon Président & Salon Belle Epoque, Westminster Hotel
Address: 27 Promenade des Anglais 06000 Nice, France
Date: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Time: 09h00 – 19h00
Capacity: 70 attendees
RSVP here: (LINK TO BE PROVIDED)
Made possible in partnership with: The French Office for Biodiversity (OFB) and the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), in collaboration with key stakeholders involved in the area and high seas conservation, including WILDTRUST, Oceans 5, Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy, and Bloomberg Philanthropies Ocean Initiative.