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This event is a satellite event of the Third BBNJ Symposium 2026, taking place on 10-12 March in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
As the BBNJ Agreement moves from adoption to implementation, critical gaps in science, data, capacity and investment must be addressed to ensure effective and equitable delivery. This side event convenes policymakers, scientists, funders and practitioners to identify priority knowledge needs and explore how the Ocean Decade can help build the enabling conditions required by 2027 and beyond.
A keynote will outline key science and knowledge priorities for BBNJ implementation, followed by a panel discussion examining ocean data systems, philanthropic investment, ocean literacy and capacity development, and synergies with UNFCCC-related knowledge and financing agendas.
With Rio de Janeiro set to host the 2027 Ocean Decade Conference, the session will help catalyse collaboration across communities, align scientific efforts with policy needs, and accelerate coordinated action towards a strong science foundation for BBNJ delivery.
The event will be livestreamed — registered participants will receive the livestream link via email.
Speakers include:
- Moderator: Alison Clausen – Deputy Global Coordinator of the Ocean Decade, IOC
- Keynote Speaker: Margaret Leinen – Director Emeritus of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Vice Chancellor Emeritus for Marine Science of University of California at San Diego.
- Julian Barbière – Head, Marine Policy and Regional Coordination Section, and Global Coordinator of the Ocean Decade, IOC
- Leandro Bortolozo Pedron – Director of the Thematic Programs Department at MCTI
- Jesse Cleary – Geographer, Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University.
- Janaína Bumbeer – Project Manager, Biodiversity Conservation, Fundação Grupo Boticário.
- Ronaldo Christofoletti – Professor at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil. Member of the Decade Advisory Board and Brazilian National Decade Committee
Registrations close on 6 March. Register here.