Global Ocean Accounts Partnership (GOAP)

🌟New report from @IocUnesco reveals uncertainties on how much carbon the ocean can continue to absorb and priority areas for international scientific collaboration. GOAP Secretariat Social Scientist, Dr Rebecca Shellock is proud to have contributed to this research. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🌎Próximo seminario web! #CuentasOceánicas en América Latina y el Caribe Expertos: 🔷Presentarán #CuentasOceánicas 🔷Mostrarán la implementación de cuentas en LAC 🔷Fomentarán la colaboración entre la Comunidad de Práctica 🤝@OceanAccounts y #ComLAC 🔗oceanaccounts.org/events/cuentas…

3/3 #Maldives project supported publication of reports for: 📐Methods: protocols to develop #OceanAccounts 🤝 Decision-making: Ocean Accounts to inform #MSP, climate adaptation, biodiversity & sustainable finance. oceanaccounts.org/publications/o…

2/3 What did @OceanAccounts reveal?

1/2 🇲🇻Maldives published 1st complete #NaturalCapitalAccounts for Laamu Atoll! Compiled #OceanAccounts for #coral, #seagrass & #mangroves at Laamu's 12 inhabited islands—tracking extent, health, and economic contributions from 2017-2024. 🔗 Learn more: oceanaccounts.org/publications/o…

🌎 Contabilidad oceánica en América Latina y el Caribe: avances, experiencias y oportunidades. ¡Únase al próximo seminario web! ✔️ Introducirán las #OceanAccounts y su importancia ✔️Experiencias reales ✔️ Vías prácticas para participar en #GOAP LAC CoP 🔗 oceanaccounts.org/events/cuentas…

2/2 🌊Ocean governance is often fragmented but #GovernanceAccounts can change that. A pilot study in Indonesia 🇮🇩 shows what becomes visible when you start looking 🔍 #OceanAccounts Fellow, Hadi Yoga Dewanto @kkpgoid explains: 🔗oceanaccounts.org/insights/gover…

1/2 ⚖️#GovernanceAccounts provide rules, institutions and management arrangements that govern ocean spaces. 🎥 For #InternationalWomensDay, #OceanAccounts Fellow Yvonne Waweru @MandelaUni introduces governance accounts for #SustainableOceanDevelopment: youtu.be/iN_Ph4ASvNc?si…

3/3 Learn more about the Pacific's first #OceanAccounts for maritime transport oceanaccounts.org/insights/solom…

2/3 Developing #OceanAccounts for maritime transport transforms fragmented maritime data 🔀 auditable, decision-ready evidence. #SolomonIslands 🥇 now regional pioneer, with a methodology that is replicable across the #Pacific

1/3 Solomon Islands developes 1st #OceanAccounts for maritime transport in the Pacific incl. 🚢 National shipping asset account 👷 Maritime labour account Led by Solomon Islands Maritime Authority (#SIMA) @OceanAccounts @UNSW_CSDR @spc_cps oceanaccounts.org/insights/solom…

2/2 🤿 What did the #OceanAccounts for Laamu Atoll, Maldives reveal? #Seagrass and #mangroves 🌿Sequester 3,485 Mt CO2/yr 💰Are worth MVR 10.66 million in avoided climate damages ❤️‍🩹 Provide key benefits to coastal communities Learn more: oceanaccounts.org/publications/o…

1/2 🌿Celebrating #WorldSeagrassDay! How can #OceanAccounts support #seagrass management and conservation? 👏The Maldives has completed the first #NaturalCapitalAccounts for #seagrass at Laamu Atoll, spanning 2017-2024! @MoTmv @UNSW_CSDR @UNEP 🎥 youtu.be/rNTLwqzc4kQ

2/2 @StatCan_eng Census of Environment found that in 2023: 🚣64 million nature-based tourism days connected to marine ecosystems (⬆️1 million days from 2018) 🏔️Tourism in #Arctic coastal regions rose by 67%, supporting local economies 🔗Read more: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quoti…

1/2 Celebrating release of @StatCan_eng Census of Environment - comprehensive compilation + analysis of #Canada’s ecosystems! Using #OceanAccounts to measure #EcosystemServices like tourism helps countries understand economic value of healthy ecosystems & make informed decisions

2/2 #Belize is piloting, testing & developing #OceanAccounts to 🔹Build national capacity with Ocean Accounts Fellows 🔹Develop Ambergris Caye reef extent and condition accounts 🔹Produce National Ocean Economy & Tourism Satellite Accounts 🔗oceanaccounts.org/insights/beliz…

1/2 🏝️🇧🇿#Belize is building the data foundation for its #OceanAccounts Belize’s barrier reef = largest in northern hemisphere & >40% of people depend on ocean ecosystems for livelihoods. Management requires robust env, social & econmic data. 🔗oceanaccounts.org/insights/beliz…

🌊 Celebrating women and girls in marine science today and everyday Women Ocean Accounts Fellows are contributing critical research on #OceanAccounting, #SocialAccounts, #OceanGovernance, #marinescience + more. 🔗 Learn more: goap-website.pages.dev/partnership/fe…

🌿#WorldWetlandsDay2026 - spotlighting Fiji's #OceanAccounts developed by @UniSouthPacific & @OceanAccounts! Fiji's mangroves contribute to economy & communities: 👥 Supporting 3500 jobs 💰 Contributing USD $20–30m annually in #EcosystemBenefits 🔗oceanaccounts.org/publications/o…

⚖️ #OceanGovernance are essential for #SustainableOceanDevelopment - how can #OceanAccounting facilitate this process? Join the upcoming Regional Dialogue on Governance Accounts from @UMTOfficial @UNSW_CSDR 📅10 Feb 2026, 13:00 Kuala Lumpur 📍Virtual 🔗unsw.edu.au/research/centr…