Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP)

🚨📰 Latest news in sustainable ocean development summarised in Vol. 8 of the GOAP's quartely newsletter Recent news highlights include: 🌊 Ecuador completes marine ecosystem accounts for its insular EEZ 🛣️ Costa Rica advances its national #OceanAccounting roadmap 🚀 Belize launches a two-year ocean accounting pilot project 🌍 Updates from the Latin America and Caribbean Communities of Practice for ocean accounting The latest knowledge products include: 👒 Expert insights on sustainable coastal tourism 🗞️ New scientific articles on technical aspects of ocean accounting 📅 Upcoming events, including #COP16 to UN Biodiversity Read the full newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/gDFRCAqD #OceanAccounts #SustainableOceanDevelopment #BlueEconomy #BeyondGDP

🌊 This International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction let's look at the innovative solutions emerging to manage risk in coastal and marine environments 🌊 Did you know 37% of the world's population lives within 100km of the coast? These populations are particularly vulnerable to changing weather and climate patterns. To monitor disasters and manage risk in coastal and marine environments, innovative data-driven solutions are emerging, including ocean accounts. Today, the GOAP Secretariat has published a policy brief and expert insight delving into the potential for #Oceanaccounts in disaster risk reduction. Ocean accounts can contribute to disaster risk reduction by providing: 🌊 Economic impact assessment 🌊 Vulnerability mapping 🌊 Informed land-use planning 🌊 Efficient post-disaster recovery As climate change intensifies coastal threats, #OceanAccounts offer a data-driven approach to building resilient communities. Read the expert insight and policy brief now: https://lnkd.in/gug4-_ua Thank you to author Elizabeth Hollaway #DisasterResilience #OceanAccounts #CoastalCommunities #ClimateAction

Day 1 of the Global Nature Positive Summit 2024 opens with an exciting announcements from host, Australia. We look forward to following the event this week as leaders unite to discuss ways to drive investment in nature and improve its protection and repair.

🌊 News update for ocean accounting in Latin America & the Caribbean 🌍 This week, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Community of Practice for ocean accounting will convene their first meeting since the Global Dialogue on Sustainable Ocean Development this July. 📅 21:00 UTC October 9 2024 📍 Online This meeting is an opportunity to stay updated on the progress of #OceanAccounting across the region and engage with the growing regional community of practice 🌍 Whether you’re already involved or eager to collaborate, if you are from the region, this is a great opportunity to connect and contribute 🤝 to the future of ocean accounting as a tool for sustainable ocean development in LAC. 🔗 Want to learn more or participate? Please email info@oceanaccounts.org for details on how to register! This meeting will be led by GOAP Co-Chair Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands with support from the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) and various leading organisations in the region. #OceanAccounts #BeyondGDP #SustainableOceans #GOAP #BlueEconomy

Ocean Accounts at the #IPBC annual dialogue 🌊🌿 This week Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Fiji, co-hosted the 3-day International Partnership for Blue Carbon (#IPBC) annual dialogue in Cairns, Australia. The event brought together 🤝 practitioners and other stakeholders to explore the future of #bluecarbon, focusing on finance, measurement and transparency.  IPBC and other organisations discussed the use of #OceanAccounts to measure the diverse benefits of coastal wetlands, drawing on lessons learned across the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP). 📢 A panel discussion, informed by presentations from the GOAP Secretariat (Dr Jordan Gacutan) and IUCN, shared progress in trialling #OceanAccounts with recipients of the Blue Carbon Accelerator Fund (#BCAF) in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, demonstrating real-world application and potential for scaling. The discussion highlighted how ocean accounting can strengthen the case for blue carbon #conservation and #restoration, potentially accelerating action to protect these critical ecosystems. 💡 Key takeaways: 1. Ocean accounting provides a comprehensive framework for valuing blue carbon ecosystems beyond just carbon sequestration, including services such as improving coastal resilience, nursery services for fisheries and water quality improvement. 2. #OceanAccounting provides a standard and consistent structure to better communicate impacts and outcomes from projects. This structure captures the holistic value of blue carbon projects to policymakers, investors, and communities. #OceanAccounts #BeyondGDP #BlueCarbon #OceanAccounting #ClimateAction #CoastalConservation #IPBC2024 #BCAF

🥇 2024 saw the first example of international law being used to compel the international community to take more stringent environmental protection measures to support global temperature goals of the #ParisAgreement. Could this example present a case for #HighSeas protection? 🌊 Hear from GOAP Advisor and environmental lawyer, Angelique Pouponneau this week at the University of Gothenburg Kurt Grönfors Lecture 2024 to find out.

🌊 Did you know half of all tourism is concentrated in marine and coastal environments? 🏖️ #WorldTourismDay Tourism contributes to 10% of global GDP and ~30% of GDP for Small Island Developing States (#SIDS). While economically important, #tourism can place significant strain on local resources and ecosystems. How can we better understand the economic, social and environmental impacts of tourism? To celebrate World Tourism Day, the GOAP Secretariat has released 🚀 an Expert Insight into our policy brief on the integration of #OceanAccounts with Tourism Satellite Accounts to support more sustainable coastal tourism. 🤝 This powerful combination provides a comprehensive view of tourism's economic value and environmental impacts, helping decision-makers develop more sustainable and inclusive tourism policies. Only by understanding the full picture of tourism's impacts can we create a future where coastal tourism contributes positively to local economies, communities, and ecosystems alike. 🔗 Read now: https://lnkd.in/gJjEi_qu Thank you to authors Elizabeth Hollaway and Jessica Bridgland 👏 #OceanAccounts #BeyondGDP #WorldTourismDay #SustainableTourism #CoastalConservation #TourismSatelliteAccounts #SustainableOceanDevelopment #SustainableOceanEconomy

🌊 How can data help to build resilience in the face of sea level rise? Updates from the Summit of the Future 🔮 Last week, Angelique Pouponneau from the GOAP Secretariat spoke on the panel "Sea Level Rise: Building Resilience Through Data and Community in the Asia Pacific". The discussion gathered perspectives from the Fijian and Indonesian governments to explore innovative, community-based, and data-driven solutions for addressing #SeaLevelRise challenges in the Asia Pacific region. Highlights: 🌊 Ocean accounts can be used to compile social, economic and environmental data about the ecosystems responsible for coastal protection, 🌊 When gathered over time, this information can give decision-makers a better understanding of the coastal protection they provide, 🌊 The importance of partnerships at scale to facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing across government and civil society 💡 "#OceanAccounts offer a paradigm shift in how we measure and value our blue economies", explains Angelique. "By going #BeyondGDP, we can capture the true wealth of our oceans, including their ecological and social value. This comprehensive approach enables policymakers to make more informed decisions that balance economic growth with environmental sustainability and community well-being." Thank you to event organisers, the United Nations Global Pulse and UNSW Institute for Global Development (IGD). #OceanAccounts #SummitoftheFuture UNSW UNSW Law & Justice #UNSW

📢 Marine ecosystem accounts completed in Ecuador! 🌊   This week, the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands presented the results from their project which developed ecosystem accounts for the Ecuador's insular EEZ, including two marine reserves: Galapagos and Hermandad. The project, titled “Design and Elaboration of Ecosystem Accounts for the Insular Exclusive Economic Zone of Ecuador” was led by GOAP Co-Chair, #CharlesDarwinFoundation in collaboration with Parque Nacional Galápagos, Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica of Ecuador, Banco Central del Ecuador (BCE), Instituto de Estadísticas y Censos del Ecuador, Instituto Público de Investigación de Acuicultura y Pesca IPIAP and the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership Secretariat, among others.   👏 This initiative is a crucial step toward understanding the vital role of marine ecosystems in supporting key sectors of the economy in Ecuador. The GOAP Secretariat is excited about this progress and looks forward to continued collaboration with partners to strengthen efforts for sustainable ocean management in the region and globally. #OceanAccounts #BeyondGDP #SustainableOceanDevelopment #SustainableOceanEconomy

🏝 Fiji National workshop on #OceanAccounts for sustainable ocean development, supported by #GOAP Last week, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (#MECC), Government of Fiji, held a national workshop on the potential of ocean accounts to support sustainable ocean development. The workshop was opened by Permanent Secretary Dr Sivendra Michael, with representatives across Fiji’s Ministries, Pacific Community-SPC, academia and other stakeholders. The workshop was supported by the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP) and Kami Pasifiki. The workshop explored tangible links between ocean accounts and the needs of Fiji’s National Ocean Policy, National Climate Change Policy, and National Adaptation Plan. Key opportunities were identified to use ocean accounts to address pressing ocean challenges, including: 🌊 The use of accounts to track progress and report towards climate and nature commitments, 🌊 Acquiring and sharing data across stakeholders (and the value of centralised data), and 🌊 Putting diverse social, economic and environmental data together for insights. 💡 The workshop highlighted that valuable data for decision making is already available, but there is a need to share this data amongst stakeholders. Ocean accounts provide an opportunity to share and organise the knowledge and data we need. The GOAP looks forward to continue working with the Fiji government and Kami Pasfiki to address these challenges and support evidence-based decision making in Fiji 🤝 Thank you to GOAP Secretariat team members in attendance: Ben Milligan, Jordan Gacutan and Cheryl Joy Fernandez-Abila PhD. #OceanAccounts #BeyondGDP #SustainableOceanEconomy #Fiji #NationalOceanPolicy