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TOWARDS IPOS
Creating a new science–

policy mechanism

A workshop organised by the Ocean Sustainability Foundation (OSF),

which is hosted by the CNRS Foundation, to design an effective gateway
between ocean sciences and policy action on a global scale.

How can policy-makers make informed decisions The event, held with the support of the Oceanographic
to ensure a sustainable blue future? Key global Institute, Prince Albert I of Monaco Foundation,
ocean governance stakeholders gathered at the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and the
the Oceanographic Museum on the morning of Monaco Scientific Centre, provided the opportunity to
19 March 2024 to discuss plans for co-designing review the IPOS ecosystem, drawing attention to the
IPOS (International Panel for Ocean Sustainability), a latest progress and the difficulties encountered. The
transdisciplinary interface between ocean knowledge hosts presented the plans for co-designing this new
and policy. The question of how to achieve this gateway connecting ocean knowledge and policy for
collaborative challenge together was already being a sustainable ocean. They also spoke about the pilot
asked by experts meeting in Monaco three years projects that IPOS wants to implement in crucial fields
ago for the very first IPOS workshop and at past such as deep-sea mining, offshore wind, small-scale
editions of Monaco Ocean Week. One of the major fisheries and the co-creation of an ‘ocean indicator’
issues facing this emerging platform is integrating and to underline the initiative’s added value. Three panel
consolidating the insights and perspectives of a host discussions then took a deep dive into key questions
of different high-level stakeholders on the international about the future of IPOS.
stage against such a fragmented backdrop. Its goal
is to bridge the gap between ocean knowledge and
decision-making. Olivier Wenden, Vice-President and
CEO of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, INSIGHT
sees IPOS as a key player over the coming years in
achieving the ambitious targets of 30x30, the BBNJ
Agreement and the Global Plastics Treaty: “We need “We are not just envisioning a sustainable ocean.
more transdisciplinary horizontal discussions between We want to create the pathway to achieve it.”
existing organisations, which IPOS is crucial for”. Tanya Brodie Rudolph, international ocean lawyer
Denis Allemand, Director of the Monaco Scientific and research fellow (South Africa)
Centre, shared the inspiring example of the bluefin
tuna, which has been saved from extinction thanks to
the coming together of scientific expertise and policy-
making.