30x30 Ocean Action Plan 2025

30x30 Ocean Action Plan39 38This Action Plan does not aim to create new mechanisms or prescribe fixed solutions. Rather, it serves as a unifying call to align ongoing efforts, illuminate the enablers already within reach, and encourage the collective resolve needed to turn ambition into tangible action. While the actions are directed primarily at governments—especially those agencies and ministries leading ocean, environment, planning, and cross-sector coordination efforts—as well as international delegates and focal points who can carry these priorities into domestic policy spaces, success will depend on collaboration across all levels of society—including Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs), civil society, science institutions, and the private sector. Their ability to connect multilateral commitments with national strategies and stakeholders will be vital to delivering on 30x30. The following actions represent proven or high-potential pathways to advance 30x30 but they are not exhaustive and their implementation will vary by national and regional context. Each country or jurisdiction should assess where they can have the greatest impact—whether by advancing large-scale protected areas, strengthening governance systems, or supporting community-led efforts. This Action Plan can therefore be utilised as an additional tool to support context-specific strategies while encouraging innovation and support progress from all governments, wherever enabling conditions exist. The actions outlined in this plan are not presented in order of priority, nor are they meant to be pursued in isolation. Many are interdependent and mutually reinforcing—progress in one area can unlock or accelerate action in others. Together, they form a resource for governments to action effective and equitable marine protection by 2030.The Action Areas