2025-05-22

Open Letter to the College of Commissioners: The EU Must Show Leadership at UNOC3 through an Ambitious European Ocean Pact

As signatories of the Blue Manifesto: Roadmap to a Healthy Ocean by 2030, we write to urge the European Commission to seize a historic opportunity: to present a truly ambitious European Ocean Pact at the upcoming UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice this June.

The draft of the Pact falls far short of the ambition, clarity, and enforceability required to address the scale and urgency of ocean degradation. If the EU is to be seen as a credible global leader in ocean governance, the Pact must
move beyond repackaging existing initiatives and deliver transformative, enforceable, and well-resourced action.