Tanzania Calls for Global Cooperation in Ocean Sustainability



Nice, France – 09 June 2025


The Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Dr. Philip Mpango, has called on the international community to take joint action, strengthen global solidarity, and invest sustainably to protect marine environments, reduce pollution, and conserve marine biodiversity.

Speaking at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France—on behalf of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan—Dr. Mpango emphasized the need for increased funding and targeted support for low-income countries and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to help them implement Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14).

He underscored the importance of fully implementing the High Seas Treaty (BBNJ), regulating unsustainable deep-sea mining, and establishing legal mechanisms to combat plastic pollution. The Vice President also highlighted the role of science-based policies, technology transfer, traditional knowledge, and real-time data in enhancing effective ocean governance.

Dr. Mpango outlined several key actions Tanzania has taken, including expanding marine protected areas with a target of covering 20% of its waters by 2030, combating illegal fishing, strengthening monitoring and surveillance systems, and developing a National Blue Economy Strategy focused on infrastructure, investment, research, and environmental protection.


He further emphasized the need for inclusive partnerships that empower coastal communities to play a central role in safeguarding and generating solutions for sustainable ocean use.

The conference, themed “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”, brings together world leaders, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector to advance the implementation of SDG 14.

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