Protect our oceans to Protect our future

A place for ideas. Join us for the ocean.

About

What is Ocean Base Camp

The Ocean Base Camp wants to be the safe haven for civil society organizations during the second United Nations Ocean Conference and will be just a 15-minute walk from Altice Arena, in the Marina building at Parque das Nações (Passeio do Adamastor, Edifício Nau, 1990-007 Lisbon).

It will have its door open throughout the week, and everyone will be welcome to relax, share contacts and collectively think about the solutions we need to find to protect the ocean and thus contribute decisively to the fight against climate and biodiversity crises.

UN Ocean Conference

How to get to Ocean Base Camp

By Metro

Lisbon Metro - Closer station is Cabo Ruivo (15 minutes walking distance from the venue)

By Bus

Carris - 728 (exit at Passeio Adamastor); 781 (exit at Gás Portugal)

By Bike

Gira - The closest “Gira” station is near the Windows HQ behind Pavilhão do Conhecimento and it is within a 9 minute walking range from the Ocean Base Camp

By Train

CP - Oriente station within a 20 minute walking distance

Programme

MORNING

Welcome aboard

10:30 AM - 1 PM

Oceano Azul Foundation, Sciaena, Seas at Risk

10:30 - 11:15 - Opening note on the Ocean Base Camp by the partner organizations
11:15 - 12:15 - Engagement activities with the organizations present
12:15 - 12:45 - The Ocean Base Camp song with Trash Traveler
12:45 - 1:00 - The Message in a Bottle experiment with Professor Heather Koldewey

AFTERNOON

National Plans of Action as tools for shark conservation

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

ANP | WWF Portugal
National Plan of Action for Sharks and Rays: a tool for conservation and management - Portugal as a case study

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

World Café

The power of partnerships

5:45 PM - 6:45 PM

PONG-Pesca
The importance of partnering for ocean conservation

Blue Climate March Prep

6:45 PM - 9:30 PM

MORNING

Small Scale Fisheries

09:30 AM - 10:45 AM

CAPE-CFFA, ANP|WWF Portugal
An informal dialogue between small scale fishers and civil society on accelerating the progress of SDG 14B

Fisheries Management 2.0

11 AM - 11:45 AM

Sciaena, Steven Adolf
Easter Atlantic Bluefin Tuna - a living tale on the wrongs and the rights of fisheries management

Fisheries Control

12 PM - 1 PM

EJF, Sciaena
Legalising misreporting and EU credibility in promoting sustainable fisheries

AFTERNOON

Marine Mammals

2:30 PM -3:30 PM

Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Whales and dolphins and their important role within the marine ecosystem and climate system.
Quizz about whales and dolphins and their important role within the marine ecosystem and climate system.

Biodiversity

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

World Café

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)

5:45 PM - 6:45 PM

Sustainable Seafood Coalition
Biodiversity is Everyone’s Business: SSC to host a side event at the UN Ocean Conference

Sharks

6:45 PM - 9 PM

IFAW
Listing requiem sharks on CITES Appendix II

MORNING

Deep Seabed Mining Workshop

9 AM - 11 AM

Raf Custers supported by Seas at Risk
A seat for the sea workshop & performance

Underwater Noise

11:30 AM- 1 PM

OceanCare, BUND, CCB
Noise generated by commercial shipping

AFTERNOON

Climate

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Climate Reality Project
Sharing experiences from climate and ocean activists from all around the world

Climate March Prep

3:30 PM - 6 PM

Blue Climate March

6 PM

MORNING

Stakeholder engagement

08:30 AM - 09:30 AM

ZERO, OurFish, Ecologistas en Acción
The indivisible link: European CSO’s priority areas for action on oceans and climate

Indigenous Communities and Deep Seabed Mining

09:30 AM - 11 AM

Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung
How can we support indigenous communities in their fight against Deep Seabed Mining

Youth and Deep Seabed Mining

11:30 AM - 1 PM

Sustainable Ocean Alliance, Mission Blue & The Oxygen Project
What role does inter-generational justice play in Deep Seabed Mining

AFTERNOON

Plastics Treaty

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

EIA, Oceancare, Common Seas, IPEN
Plastics Treaty

Marine Litter

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

World Café

Ocean Literacy

5:45 PM - 7 PM

Ecologistas en Acción, Seas At Risk
A Blue Agora for discussing the root cause of the climate and biodiversity crisis through different lenses and how we can address it

PARTY

7 PM - 10 PM

MORNING

Mindfulness

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Heal&Grow

Community Engagement

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

World Café

The Way Forward

12 PM - 1 PM

Sciaena
How to work together until the next UNOC

AFTERNOON

FAREWELL

2:30 PM - 5 PM

FAQs

No accreditation is needed to enter the OBC.

All events inside the Ocean Base Camp will be in English and no interpretation will be available.

No registration is needed. However the capacity of the room is 100 people, and this might be subject to change.

OBC Illustrations

Iris Maertens is an amazing live art illustrator. She was present at the Ocean Base Camp to graphically record all presentations, workshops and world cafés. Come and see her work at the OBC.

Video Gallery

Funding & Supporters

In partnership:

Participating Organizations

The Ocean that connects us

Leave your contact details to connect with other participants at the event!

The information provided will be published in The Ocean That Connects Us section.


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Contacts

About Ocean Base Camp

About the Blue Climate March