30x30 Ocean Action Plan 2025

30x30 Ocean Action Plan37 36 ACTION PLAN FOR 30X30 Whilst the challenges are many, there is a clear path that involves key actions to drive 30x30 progress. With only 9.6% of the ocean currently designated as MPAs—and just 2.9% fully or highly protected—the gap to 30% remains wide. Even if the large MPAs that are currently under consideration and noted in this report are realised, total protection would rise from 9.6% to just 14.3%, leaving significant work still to be done. Achieving the global 30x30 ocean target will therefore require both strengthening the global systems that underpin ocean protection everywhere and accelerating progress in the places where protection is necessary and truly ready. To enable this, the actions identified below are presented under two distinct but complementary Action Areas to guide governments and other relevant stakeholders toward effective, equitable, and evidence-based marine protection. Photo: Getty Images / iStockphoto