Progress report for
Ocean Literacy for all: a global strategy to raise the awareness for the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of our ocean.
Achievement at a glance
During 2017 IOC-UNESCO has used the financial support from Sweden to arrange a high-level conference on Ocean Literacy the 4-5th of December 2017, in Venice. The aim of the conference was to develop a roadmap and framework for the global work on Ocean Literacy and implement the voluntary commitment that was made by IOC-UNESCO at the UN Ocean Conference. More than 100 participants from over 30 countries participated at the conference on ocean literacy, for example decision-makers, researchers and teachers. The Swedish Minister for the Environment Ms Karolina Skog participated at the conference with a video message. A publication was released (Ocean Literacy for All: A toolkit), to provide educators worldwide with tools, methods and resources to develop work on ocean literacy. During 2018-2020 financial support from Sweden contributed to the development of a Strategy and Framework for Ocean Literacy integrated with the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. A series of stakeholder consultations were performed, including an open questionnaire with over 300 respondents from 70 countries across the world. Belonging to a variety of sectors: Government, UN partner, Ocean Science Community, Formal and non-Formal education, Civil Society, Private Sector, Media. A workshop, based on the outcome of the questionnaire, was held in Venice on 12-13 December 2019. Attended by 37 people from 25 countries. A joint vision for the strategy was developed, main objectives identified as well as implementation mechanisms, monitoring and evaluation strategies. The first ever ocean literacy professional development workshop for the private sector was organised in Venice 16-17 December 2019. 15 participants from 7 countries attended.Beneficiaries
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