The Plan Bleu, Regional Activity Centre of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP/UNEP), is pleased to publish its Special Report 2024–2025, an exceptional edition dedicated to the Year of the Sea.
This biennium has marked a major turning point for the Mediterranean and the international ocean community. In 2025, the Ocean Summit (UNOC3), hosted in Nice, was a key moment highlighted in this report through an illustrated account. The event, co-chaired by France and Costa Rica, witnessed the adoption of the Treaty on the Protection of Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ) — a historic milestone for ocean governance. It also marked the launch of the Great Coalition of Coastal Cities, led by the Mayor-President of the City and Metropolis of Nice Côte d’Azur.
Meanwhile, the Principality of Monaco stood out for its efforts to advance the crucial issue of blue economy financing.
Throughout this biennium, the Mediterranean has emerged as a true centre of the ocean world. The Plan Bleu teamhas been fully mobilised to support this movement of hope and action in service of the Great Blue and the Mediterranean peoples, who are on the front line of an accelerating climate crisis.
