Past Events

Marine regeneration and prosperity beyond growth Thematic event at the UNOC Ocean Basecamp 2025

• Thursday 12 June 2025, 14:15-17:15

Meet leading thinkers and practitioners of an alternative blue economy based on the blue commons, regeneration, conviviality, ethics and system transformation. Marine ecosystems face unprecedented pressures from climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Coastal communities, often marginalized, suffer from environmental degradation that undermines key economic sectors like fisheries and tourism, leading to depopulation and social decline. These issues stem from how we produce, consume, and structure our economy. Despite its relevance, the current UNOC agenda largely overlooks critical reflection on the extractive nature of the blue economy, focusing instead on “blue growth” and investments. To address root causes, we must rethink the blue economy. Join us to explore systemic alternatives such as the Blue Commons (Guy Standing, SOAS), Regenerative Blue Economy (Raphaëla le Gouvello, IUCN), Convivial Conservation (Louise Carver, TBA21-Academy), Blue Moral Economy (Tariq Al-Olaimy, Faiths for UNOC3) and Transformations for a Sustainable Ocean Economy (Jonathan Baines, WRI). In the second part of the session we will dive into practical examples (e.g., fisheries, tourism) using an inclusive “fishbowl” setup, where everyone can contribute. A "keynote listener" (Delilah Al-Khudhairy, director blue economy at the European Commission) will conclude the session by reflecting on key takeaways.

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In recent years, many of our conferences have featured presentations highlighting the cultural importance of fish and the aquatic environment across diverse aspects of fisheries management. This event builds on that growing interest, offering a dedicated platform to explore the profound ways in which fish have shaped, influenced, and been represented in cultures across time and geography.

This unique two-day conference will bring together international speakers and delegates from the fisheries, heritage, academic, and cultural sectors. Sessions will feature a wide-ranging mix of themes from art, literature, and language to traditions, belief systems, social structures, architecture, and economic practices all centred around the enduring relationship between people and fish.

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The Polish Presidency to the Council of Europe and the European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) organise the Conference on management advice to reduce cormorant predation impacts on 3 June 2025, 9:00 – 12:00.

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