{"id":5229,"date":"2025-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/news\/pap-rac-at-unoc2025-a-week-of-mediterranean-voice-vision-and-commitment\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:26:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:26:48","slug":"pap-rac-at-unoc2025-a-week-of-mediterranean-voice-vision-and-commitment","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/novosti\/pap-rac-at-unoc2025-a-week-of-mediterranean-voice-vision-and-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"PAP\/RAC at UNOC2025: A Week of Mediterranean Voice, Vision, and Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <strong>7 to 13 June 2025<\/strong>, PAP\/RAC actively participated in the <strong>Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC2025)<\/strong> in Nice, contributing to a strong and united Mediterranean presence at this global gathering for the ocean. The week underscored the region\u2019s leadership in <strong>integrated and resilient ocean solutions<\/strong>, and reaffirmed PAP\/RAC\u2019s role in advancing <strong>Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)<\/strong> and <strong>Marine Spatial Planning (MSP)<\/strong> as practical pathways to coastal sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>7 June<\/strong>, PAP\/RAC joined the launch of the <strong>Ocean Rise &amp; Coastal Resilience Coalition<\/strong>, spotlighting the role of cities and regions in building coastal resilience.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>9 June<\/strong>, PAP\/RAC co-hosted a high-level side event in partnership with <strong>Croatia\u2019s Ministry of Environment and Green Transition<\/strong>, <strong>UNEP\/MAP<\/strong>, <strong>Plan Bleu<\/strong>, and <strong>SPA\/RAC<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Titled <em>\u201cOcean, Our Future, Our Responsibility: Accelerating Adaptation and Enhancing Resilience from the Mediterranean Lands to the Sea,\u201d<\/em> the event showcased national and regional efforts to apply MSP and ICZM in strengthening coastal and marine resilience.<\/p>\n<p>The event was opened by <a href=\"https:\/\/mzozt.gov.hr\/vijesti\/obracanje-drzavne-tajnice-bagaric-na-dogadjaju-pap-rac-u-nici\/10205\"><strong>Ms. Anja Bagari\u0107<\/strong><\/a>, State Secretary at the Croatian Ministry, and <strong>Ms. Tatjana Hema<\/strong>, UNEP\/MAP Coordinator. It brought forward concrete examples of integrated planning in the Mediterranean, emphasizing the importance of strategic, place-based responses to global climate and biodiversity challenges.<\/p>\n<p><!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><\/p>\n<p>On <strong>10 June<\/strong>, PAP\/RAC joined the UNEP\/MAP system in celebrating the <strong>50th anniversary of the Barcelona Convention<\/strong> \u2014 a landmark moment for regional cooperation on marine and coastal protection. The celebration was opened by <strong>UNEP Under-Secretary-General <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/news-and-stories\/speech\/50-years-action-mediterranean\"><strong>Inger Andersen<\/strong><\/a>, who highlighted the UNEP\/MAP system as a global model of multilateral environmental cooperation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><\/p>\n<p>Among the key announcements:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee <strong>Slovenia<\/strong>, currently holding the presidency of UNEP\/MAP Bureau, called for elevating <strong>Mediterranean Coast Day<\/strong> to an internationally recognized <strong>World Coast Day<\/strong>, and emphasized the need for stronger regional coordination.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>Croatia\u2019s Minister of Agriculture, Ms. Marija Vu\u010dkovi\u0107<\/strong>, announced the country\u2019s ratification of the <strong>BBNJ Agreement<\/strong>, and reaffirmed that <strong>over 30% of Croatia\u2019s marine area is now protected<\/strong>, aligning with global ocean conservation targets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Later the same day, PAP\/RAC participated in the side event <em>\u201cPartnering for Ocean Sustainability and SDG14: 30 Years of LME Cooperation and the Path Ahead,\u201d<\/em> co-organized by <strong>GEF IW:LEARN<\/strong>, <strong>UNESCO-IOC<\/strong>, and <strong>IMO<\/strong>. The session reflected on lessons from <strong>Large Marine Ecosystem (LME)<\/strong> cooperation and discussed future partnerships to accelerate progress toward SDG14.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the week, one message was clear: the <strong>Mediterranean has much to offer the global ocean agenda<\/strong> \u2014 not only in lessons learned, but also in renewed ambition. The sense of shared purpose and cooperation, with many <strong>Mediterranean Environment Ministers<\/strong> present, reaffirmed the region\u2019s determination to work together for a <strong>sustainable, resilient ocean future<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6225,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-5229","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/5229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}