{"id":32412,"date":"2025-06-10T13:40:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbf-trubudget.com\/caribbean-leaders-unite-for-collective-action-on-oceans-and-launch-the-actioning-blue-declaration-at-unoc3\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T13:40:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:40:39","slug":"caribbean-leaders-unite-for-collective-action-on-oceans-and-launch-the-actioning-blue-declaration-at-unoc3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/fr\/caribbean-leaders-unite-for-collective-action-on-oceans-and-launch-the-actioning-blue-declaration-at-unoc3\/","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Leaders Unite for Collective Action on Oceans and Launch the Actioning Blue Declaration at UNOC3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nice, France<\/b> \u2013 In a powerful demonstration of political unity and regional ambition, Caribbean governments today officially launched the Actioning Blue: Caribbean 30\u00d730 Vision for the Ocean political declaration during a high-level event at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3).<\/span><\/p>\n

Held aboard the <\/span>Art Explorer vessel <\/i><\/b>at Port Lympia, the event was co-hosted by the Government of Grenada, the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), and the Ocean Coordination Mechanism Secretariat\/ProCaribe+ Project Unit. It marks a historic milestone in advancing marine conservation, governance, and financing across Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean and featured Ministers and high level participants from the OECS, Latin America and Caribbean territories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A Regional Vision for 30\u00d730<\/b><\/p>\n

Actioning Blue is a bold Caribbean regional 30\u00d730 Vision and Roadmap for the Ocean and reflects an urgent call by political leaders of the Caribbean to advance collective Caribbean advocacy aligned to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and Sustainable Development Goal 14.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This declaration is a renewed call from the Caribbean preceded by the 2008 Caribbean Challenge Initiative that advanced the protection of roughly 49,000 km2 of marine protected areas in the region. The event launched on the opening day of the 3rd UN Ocean Conference aligned with the conference\u2019s ambitious theme. Actioning Blue launches alongside the implementation of the regional OECS 30\u00d730 Transformation Project currently being delivered under the OECS Council of Ministers of Sustainability framework and with financial support of the SPACES coalition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through coordinated action, technical assistance, and strategic partnerships, the OECS will help ensure that the Caribbean\u2019s marine ecosystems are not only protected but also contribute meaningfully to climate resilience, food security, and the well-being of its people. <\/span>We commit to enhancing inter-governmental cooperation, strengthening institutional capacity, driving policy reform and promoting science and research platforms that recognise the role of local communities in marine conservation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a moment worth celebrating, as it is evidence of what we can achieve through collaboration, persistence and the expertise of our people. Caribbean countries are proving that we are not defined by vulnerability\u2014we are defined by our capacity to lead,\u201d said Hon. Senator Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment for St. Kitts and Nevis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caribbean Leadership on the Global Ocean Stage<\/b><\/p>\n

UNOC3, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, brings together global leaders under the theme \u201cScaling up Ocean Action Based on Science and Innovation for the Implementation of Goal 14.\u201d With the launch of Actioning Blue and the Ocean Coordination Mechanism, Caribbean countries are strengthening their collective influence in global ocean governance offering a unified regional approach to help shape international priorities, financing, and cooperation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur strength lies in our unity\u2014and our shared recognition that the triple planetary crises demand a response rooted in regional solidarity and governance that reflects who we are. Let it be known: the Caribbean is not just participating in the global ocean agenda\u2014we are shaping it.\u201d, said H.E. Safiya Sawney, Special Envoy and Ambassador for Climate for the Government of Grenada.<\/span><\/p>\n

Highlighting the work of the Caribbean Ocean Coordination Mechanism (OCM)<\/b><\/p>\n

The event also highlighted the important work of the Ocean Coordination Mechanism, a voluntary, government-led platform with a membership of 19 Wider Caribbean nations and nine intergovernmental organizations. The OCM is designed to enhance coordination and collaboration for the sustainable development of the blue economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The featuring of these two important regional initiatives at UNOC 3 offers an example of the kind of global south collaboration and coordination we need to deliver on ambitious global goals.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CEO of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), Mrs. Karen McDonald Gayle, noted that the coordinated launch was not a coincidence, \u201cI am pleased to note the agreement not only in words but in efforts demonstrated through joint events like these that the Caribbean Sea and its ocean needs are front and centre \u2013 that the waters are bridging the gaps and breaking the silos.\u00a0 So we are working on Marine Management, Governance and financing collectively.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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L- R: Mexico\u2019s Undersecretary of Biodiversity and Environmental Restoration Dr. Marina Robles Garcia, Caribbean Biodiversity Fund\u2019s Board Chair Karolin Troubetzkoy, Belize\u2019s Minister of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation Hon. Minister Abner Andre Perez, Grenada\u2019s Special Envoy and Ambassador for Climate H.E. Safiya Sawney, British Virgin Islands\u2019 Vice Premier Hon. Julian Fraser RA, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva, Dominican Republic\u2019s Vice Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Hon. Jose Ramon Reyes, Antigua & Barbuda\u2019s Deputy Parks Commissioner and Climate Ambassador Ruleta Camacho-Thomas and the Permanent Observer of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to the United Nations Office at Geneva H.E. Colin Murdoch.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hon. Senator Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment speaks at the launch of Actioning Blue: Caribbean 30\u00d730 Vision for the Ocean political declaration during a high-level event at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director highlighted the work of the Ocean Coordination Mechanism, a voluntary, government-led platform with a membership of 19 Wider Caribbean nations and nine intergovernmental organizations at the launch of Actioning Blue: Caribbean 30\u00d730 Vision for the Ocean political declaration during a high-level event at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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H.E. Safiya Sawney, Special Envoy and Ambassador for Climate, Government of Grenada reinforces Grenada\u2019s support for the launch of Actioning Blue: Caribbean 30\u00d730 Vision for the Ocean political declaration during a high-level event at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u00c0 propos du Fonds pour la biodiversit\u00e9 des Cara\u00efbes (FBC)<\/b>
\n<\/b>Le Fonds pour la biodiversit\u00e9 des Cara\u00efbes (FBC) est le fonds environnemental r\u00e9gional de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence pour les Cara\u00efbes. Il a pour mission de pr\u00e9server la nature et d\u2019am\u00e9liorer les conditions de vie dans toute la r\u00e9gion. En concevant et en g\u00e9rant des solutions de financement innovantes, le FBC aide les pays \u00e0 acc\u00e9der \u00e0 des ressources \u00e0 long terme pour prot\u00e9ger la biodiversit\u00e9, renforcer leur r\u00e9silience climatique et promouvoir une croissance \u00e9conomique fond\u00e9e sur la nature.<\/span><\/p>\n

Le Fonds pour la conservation des Cara\u00efbes (CBF) g\u00e8re trois programmes strat\u00e9giques qui g\u00e9n\u00e8rent un impact dans toute la r\u00e9gion\u00a0: le financement de la conservation via une dotation r\u00e9gionale, l\u2019adaptation au changement climatique ax\u00e9e sur les approches \u00e9cosyst\u00e9miques (EbA) et les \u00e9conomies fond\u00e9es sur la nature qui soutiennent les mod\u00e8les d\u2019\u00e9conomie circulaire. Ces programmes collaborent activement avec les gouvernements, les communaut\u00e9s et les partenaires de d\u00e9veloppement des Cara\u00efbes afin de promouvoir des objectifs environnementaux communs et une durabilit\u00e9 \u00e0 long terme. \u00c0 ce jour, le Fonds a soutenu plus de 100 projets dans 12 pays, mobilisant plus de 104\u00a0000 millions de dollars am\u00e9ricains pour des solutions efficaces et pilot\u00e9es localement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)<\/b><\/p>\n

L\u2019Organisation des \u00c9tats de la Cara\u00efbe orientale (OECO) a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9e le 18 juin 1981, lorsque sept pays de la Cara\u00efbe orientale ont sign\u00e9 le trait\u00e9 de Basseterre, du nom de la capitale de Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis, o\u00f9 l\u2019accord a \u00e9t\u00e9 sign\u00e9. Ce trait\u00e9 a marqu\u00e9 un engagement \u00e0 promouvoir la coop\u00e9ration, l\u2019unit\u00e9 et la solidarit\u00e9 entre les \u00c9tats membres. Les \u00c9tats membres de l\u2019OECO sont\u00a0: Antigua-et-Barbuda, le Commonwealth de Dominique, la Grenade, Montserrat, Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis, Sainte-Lucie et Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines. Les \u00eeles Vierges britanniques, Anguilla, la Martinique, la Guadeloupe et Saint-Martin sont des \u00c9tats membres associ\u00e9s.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact:<\/b>
\n<\/b>OECS: Danny Moonie \u2013 <\/span>danny.moonie@oecs.int<\/span><\/i><\/a>
\n<\/span><\/i>CBF: Ren\u00e9e Smith \u2013 <\/span>rsmith@caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

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