03 Jun 2025
EU Mission Ocean Charter reaches more than 1,000 initiatives
The European Commission has announced that the Mission Ocean Charter of the EU Mission Ocean and Waters has reached the threshold of over 1,000 actions for the ocean. In total, these actions coming from individuals and organisations have mobilised more than € 8 billion. The EC sees this result as marking a growing commitment across Europe to safeguard marine and freshwater ecosystems.
The decarbonisation of ships, nature-based solutions, local clean-ups, artistic initiatives, and education campaigns are some examples of the actions that have been accepted under the Mission Charter. The actions come from a wide range of actors - businesses, cities, regions, national ministries, universities, schools, NGOs, and individuals. The Mission Charter is actively engaging, supporting, and mobilising a diverse range of people and organisations: there are actions from 179 countries, over 100 private enterprises, 53 regional authorities, and 91 cities and local authorities, and the numbers continue to grow.
The Mission Charter is the initiative of Mission Ocean aimed at public engagement for ocean and waters. Anyone can submit actions supporting the Mission’s objectives by 2030 with concrete solutions.
Each action aims to reach one or several of these objectives:
- protecting and restoring marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity;
- preventing and eliminating ocean, sea, and water pollution;
- ensuring a sustainable, carbon-neutral, and circular blue economy.
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