2/2 Insights from @unsw-csdr.bsky.social x #UMT Regional Dialogue
🔑 People matter as much as metrics
🔑 Equity and culture are opportunities, not afterthoughts
🔑 Trust & relationships shape outcomes
🔑 #SocialAccounts provide practical roadmap and innovative framework

🎥 Catch-up: youtu.be/Vdo_zlx9ssw

2/2💡 #OceanPanel's SOP Handbook provides practical framework to create, finance & implement effective #SOPs that balance ⚖️ ecological integrity with social and economic development.

📉 #OceanAccounts recognised as key tool thanks to GOAP Sec and Member contributions to the guide.

2/2 Fiji workshop focus:
🎯 Design vision for national data system across #ocean and #plastics data

🗣️ Gather stakeholder perspectives

🗺️ Identify gaps and opportunities for #OceanAccounts and #Plastics

🤝 Foster collaboration

Learn more about Fiji's projects: www.oceanaccounts.org/ocean-accoun...

2/2 🔜 Next Steps

Bilateral meetings with Pacific governments highlighted next steps to develop national plans for #OceanAccounts implementation, tailored to each country's context and priorities.

@oceanaccounts.bsky.social Secretariat looks forward to supporting the Pacific's ambition.

3/3 🏝️ 29 Sept - 3 Oct | Pacific Island Ocean Conference | Solomon Islands
One session will focus on Building Integrated #OceanAccounts for the #BluePacific: Data, Collaboration, and Policy Action
🔗 www.spc.int/events/pacif...
#SPREP #SPC @unoceandecade.bsky.social

2/3 🌍 28 Sept - 3 Oct | @wiomsa 13th Scientific Symposium | Kenya
🔗 symposium.wiomsa.org

As part of #WIOMSA2025, there will be a special session on Advancing Sustainable Ocean Management through #OceanAccounting
⬇️ www.oceanaccounts.org/wiomsa-2025-...

2/2 Countries in WIO region already advancing 🏃‍♀️ #OceanAccounting incl. 🇰🇪🇲🇿🇲🇬🇬🇭 🇿🇦+ others

Hear from experts as they share practical insights from experiences implementing #OceanAccounts: #PwaniUniversity @unesco-iocafrica.bsky.social #UniCapeCoast #SAEON

🔗 www.oceanaccounts.org/wiomsa-2025-...

4/4🙏 Thank you to #IocUnesco #Africa team, @oceanaccounts.bsky.social Secretariat team, Prof. Ken Findlay and his team for their leadership since the CoPs establishment and all CoP Members for driving this important work forward.

▶️ Learn more: www.oceanaccounts.org/africa-commu...

#OceanAccounts

3/4 Key outcomes
📚 Resources: New online platforms & educational materials being developed to support #OceanAccounting initiatives

🌍 Regional progress: Participants shared updates on projects across #Africa ➡️ growing integration of #OceanAccounts into national development frameworks