
During the third UN Ocean Conference from 9 to 13 June 2025 in Nice, France, Lancaster University researchers Dr Celine Germond-Duret and Dr Senia Febrica shared findings from the ‘Ocean justice and the blue economy’ research project across three side-events. The Leverhulme Trust funded project is led by Dr Germond-Duret, and participation in the event was supported by the ‘People and the Ocean’ Knowledge and Action Hub of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business.
The 2025 UN Ocean was co-hosted by France and Costa Rica. The theme of the Conference “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean” was aimed to support further and urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the ocean and marine resources.
The Conference brought together varied and relevant stakeholders including governments, different United Nations bodies, international financial institutions, civil society organizations, academics, the private sector, philanthropic organizations, Indigenous Peoples and local communities to assess challenges and identify further ways to implement sustainable development goal (SDG) 14 ‘Life Below Water’.
The messages shared during the three side-events are summarised in the three blog posts listed below.