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Background 1
International ocean governance 2
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 2
Sustainable Development Goal 14 ‘Life Below Water’ 3
Progress made in implementing SDG 14 3
The UN Ocean Conference 2025 4
General overview 4
Key issues to be tackled during the Ocean Action Panels 5
1. Conserving, sustainably managing and restoring marine and coastal ecosystems including deep-sea ecosystems
2. Increasing ocean-related scientific cooperation, knowledge, capacity building, marine technology and education to strengthen the science-policy interface for ocean health
3. Mobilising finance for ocean actions in the support of SDG 14
4. Preventing and significantly reducing marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities
5. Fostering sustainable fisheries management including supporting small-scale fishers
6. Advancing sustainable ocean-based economies, sustainable maritime transport and coastal community resilience leaving no one behind
7. Leveraging ocean, climate and biodiversity interlinkages
8. Promoting and supporting all forms of cooperation, especially at the regional and subregional level
9. Promoting the role of sustainable food from the ocean for poverty eradication and food security
10. Enhancing the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in the UNCLOS
The EU’s role in international ocean governance 10
EU International Ocean Governance agenda 10
Key ocean-related EU policies and initiatives 10
The European Oceans Pact 11
Eurostat report on Sustainable development in the European Union 11
EU Voluntary Review on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 11
Position of the European Parliament 12
Conclusions 13
