PILLAR 2:

ABOUT THE PILLAR

Non-state actors play a crucial role in implementation and compliance, serving as key drivers in steering ocean governance efforts toward pressing social issues they identify. The BBNJ Agreement is the first law of the sea instrument that explicitly recognized the rights of non-State actors and provided the framework to design mechanisms to engage them in the protection and preservation of areas beyond national jurisdiction. 

This pillar advances the interests and knowledge of non-traditional actors in the development and implementation of ocean governance frameworks to tackle the triple planetary crisis by providing dedicated approaches to promoting their participation at national, regional and international levels. It seeks to build an equitable global partnership through the creation of new levels of cooperation among States, stakeholders, key sectors of societies, and people, to achieve a transformed relationship between humanity and the ocean.