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HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco in Marrakesh
during COP22, November 2016.
© Gaétan Luci
BIGGER AMBITIONS A THIRD OCEAN
The panellists agreed on the need to strengthen ties DECLARATION
between science and politics, to ensure ocean action Offering significant political influence, the two previous
is supported at all levels. The fact remains that ocean Because The Ocean Declarations have played an
ambitions must grow further within COP26, with each essential role since the Paris Agreement to improve
country needing to review its contributions defined awareness of the link between the ocean and climate
by the Paris Agreement. Commitments in favour of in international agreements. The Monaco Ocean
reducing emissions determine the global balance of Week meeting was an opportunity for Chile to present
the future, involving the health of marine ecosystems its proposal to develop a third Declaration, in view of
which are particularly threatened. COP26 which will be held in Glasgow in November.
Other countries offered their thoughts and agreed, in
collaboration with the BTO secretariat, to promptly
submit a proposal to all signatory members.

PROFILE

The Because The Ocean initiative has been supported by the Prince Albert II
of Monaco Foundation since its launch in 2015. It now includes 39 signatory
countries which made a commitment by signing the first and second ‘Because
The Ocean’ declarations. These declarations had a significant influence in the
conclusions made by the Madrid COP, known as the “blue COP”.