RAMPAS: Regional Cooperation for Ocean Health: Bridging Science, Policy, and Finance for Effective Conservation

BLUEZONE SIDE EVENT - CPPS – RAMPAS

The Southeast Pacific encompasses a mosaic of interconnected habitats, national jurisdictions, international waters, unique biodiversity, and one of the most productive marine ecosystems on the planet. Achieving the 30x30 target of the Global Biodiversity Framework requires more than expanding the coverage of protected areas: it requires effective management, ecological connectivity, cooperation, knowledge, and sustainable financing.

Regional networks of marine protected areas, such as RAMPAS, can play a strategic role in translating the CBD Strategic Plan into effective action, linking area-based conservation with species protection, ecological integrity, and regional cooperation. This integrated approach offers an opportunity to strengthen ecosystem connectivity, safeguard biodiversity, and sustain ecosystem services that sustain livelihoods, including fisheries, tourism, and a myriad of other productive activities.

At the same time, a key challenge remains: how to ensure sustainable and innovative financing that supports long-term implementation and effective management. No conservation framework can deliver lasting results without adequate resources, just as advances in ocean science only contribute to the objectives of the CBD when translated into strategic decisions and coordinated actions by political leaders. In this regard, the event seeks to explore how regional networks such as RAMPAS can help articulate science, policy and financing, as well as accelerate the implementation of the CBD Strategic Plan for the conservation and sustainable use of the Southeast Pacific Ocean. The panel will discuss how regional cooperation can transform global biodiversity commitments into coordinated actions on the ground and identify opportunities for replication and international collaboration.