Protecting and Restoring the Ocean
"If we save the sea, we save our world", Sir David Attenborough (Life on Earth, 2023)
L'océan est essentiel à la vie sur Terre. Les hommes en sont issus. L'océan représente 71% de la surface de notre planète. Sa biodiversité marine et côtière fournit des ressources économiques à plus d'un milliard de personnes et enimpacte plus de trois milliards. Pourtant, ce précieux écosystème est mis en danger par les activités humaines et le réchauffement climatique.
Protecting and restoring the ocean are inextricably linked to respecting human rights, as regularly highlighted by the actions of the "Tara Ocean Foundation" in its fight against plastic pollution in the ocean and the report "The Ocean and Human Rights: Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment", December 2024, by UN Special Rapporteur Astrid Puentes Riaño. Read the report
Knowing & Acting: services for protecting and restoring the Ocean
Knowing & Acting, a contributor to SDG 14
Les Nations unies ont défini l'Objectif de développement durable (ODD) 14, à l'horizon 2030 : "Conserver et exploiter de manière durable les océans, les mers et les ressources marines aux fins du développement durable."
Knowing & Acting's actions are aligned with the implementation of SDG 14. Knowing & Acting seeks partnerships to contribute to the sustainability, protection, conservation, and restoration of the ocean. Its strength lies in breaking down silos and fostering cross-sectoral collaboration: Northern/Southern countries, scientists/legal professionals, businesses/NGOs, etc.
- Knowing & Acting a contribué à la création et au lancement de la Space4Ocean Alliance, une initiative du centre français spatial CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales), qui crée des ponts entre utilisateurs finaux de données spatiales et fournisseurs pour tout sujet relatif à la protection de l'océan ou sa restauration.
- Knowing & Acting initiated, developed, and facilitated two international roundtables on the ocean and human rights at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in June 2025: "One Ocean Equity and the Right to a Healthy, Sustainable Ocean for All"* and "Art as a Mobilizing Force: The Ocean and Human Rights"**. Knowing and Acting a prévu de continuer à créer et animer des tables rondes internationales avec la plate-forme "Ocean and Human Rights".
- *One Ocean Equity and the right to a healthy, sustainable ocean for all
- **Art as a mobilizing force for the Ocean and Human Rights
Knowing & Acting: Projects in Development
Creation of a plastic pollution observatory in the Mediterranean, in conjunction with the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies (FMES).
Examples of services available from Knowing & Acting
Coordination of projects benefiting the ocean and people:
project management, design and organization of international roundtables, development of thematic conferences, etc.
Creation and management of international partnerships:
partner search, development of thematic alliances, management of partners relations, organization and secretariat of Steering Committee meetings, working groups, etc.
Fundraising for these projects:
sponsorship, international funding, etc.
Executive summaries, concept notes and reports for management and policymakers.
Do you have a project contributing to ocean sustainability?
Are you implementing or planning to implement SDG 14? Do you need to break down silos and implement cross-sectoral collaboration? Would you like to participate in one of our projects?
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