As previously announced, the Conference will include participants from across the globe to ensure diverse perspectives from various stakeholders, including governments, businesses, civil society organizations, financial entities, scientists, and young leaders. Heads of State, ministers, and leaders from all sectors will attend and announce concrete, new commitments to protect the ocean’s health.
A representative list of the more than 75 participating delegations and more than 100 civil society and private sector attendees runs below. Please note this list should not be considered exhaustive and is subject to change.
Countries/Authorities
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- The Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Belize
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Colombia
- Congo (DRC)
- Costa Rica
- Cote D’Ivoire
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- European Commission
- Fiji
- France
- Gabon
- Germany
- Grenada
- Guinea-Bissau
- Iceland
- Ireland
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Korea (Republic of)
- Latvia
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Maldives
- Malta
- Marshall Islands (Republic of)
- Mauritania
- Micronesia
- Monaco
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Portugal
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Solomon Islands
- Suriname
- Taiwan
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Private-Sector, Civil Society and Intergovernmental Organizations
- Allen Institute for AI
- Asian Development Bank
- Benguela Current Commission
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Blue Foods Coalition
- Blue Planet Alliance
- Center for American Progress
- Clean Divers Action
- Conservation International
- Coral Vita
- Earth Echo International
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Global Fishing Watch
- Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI)
- Global Island Partnership
- Global Ocean Acidification Observation Network
- Global Seaforest Trust
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Board
- Green Climate Fund
- Greenpeace International
- Hawaii Green Growth
- High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy Secretariat
- Institute for Security Studies
- International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance)
- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Island Conservation
- Ledunfly
- Mana Pacific
- Mars, Inc.
- Minderoo Foundation
- Mission Blue
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- National Ocean Protection Coalition
- North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)
- Northern Chumash Tribal Council
- Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
- Ocean Conservancy
- Ocean Elders
- Ocean Frontier Institute
- Ocean Policy Research Institute
- Ocean Unite
- Ocean Wonks
- Oceana
- Oceankind
- Oceans5
- One Reef
- Only One
- Oregon State University
- Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA)
- Pacific Islands Forum
- Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
- PADI Aware
- Pew
- Rare
- REV Ocean
- Rewild
- Salesforce
- Save the Waves Coalition
- Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
- Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
- Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions
- Stimson Center
- Surfrider Foundation
- The Nature Conservancy
- UN Foundation
- UN Multi-Country Office Micronesia
- UNFCCC Climate Champions
- United Nations
- United Nations Environment Programme (U.N.E.P.)
- United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS)
- United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States
- University of Bergen
- University of Hawaii Manoa
- University of Maryland School of Public Policy
- Waitt Foundation
- Waitt Institute
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
- Wild Aid
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- World Resources Institute
- World Wildlife Fund
- WorldFish
- Pesisir Lestari, in collaboration with Blue Ventures
