Global Ocean Commission
Information on the purpose of your organization
The Global Ocean Commission is concerned with the conservation and sustainable management of high seas marine biodiversity and resources.
Information on your programmes and activities in areas relevant to the subject of the Summit and in which country or counties they are carried out.
The Global Ocean Commission has been supporting SDG 14 on ocean and seas and will continue to do so during its implementation phase, working with governments, international and national public administrations, and all relevant stakeholders, including for the identification of solid indicators. The Global Ocean Commission is involved in current United Nations debates and processes concerning global ocean governance.
Information on activities at the national or international levels
The Global Ocean Commission engages with governments and stakeholders at all levels to seek sustainable management and conservation of ocean marine resources. This includes combatting illegal (IUU fishing), establishing marine protected areas (mpas) in the high seas and seeking an equitable use and distribution of global marine resources.
Organization have an annual report? (YES/NO) (should contain financial statements and a list of financial sources and contributions, including governmental contributions)?
No -
List of members of the governing body of your organization, and their countries of nationality
The Global Ocean Commission is made up of 16 Commissioners from 16 different countries. This was 17 Commissioners until June 2015, when Foua Toloa, Tokelau passed away. The 16 remaining Commissioners are:
José María Figueres, Costa Rica
David Miliband, UK
Trevor Manuel, South Africa
Carol Browner, USA
Victor Chu, Hong Kong
Obiageli Ezekwesili, Nigeria
Luiz Furlan, Brazil
Vladimir Golitsyn, Russia
Robert Hill, Australia
Yoriko Kawaguchi, Japan
Pascal Lamy, France
Paul Martin, Canada
Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesia
Cristina Narbona, Spain
Ratan Tata, India
Andrés Velasco, Chile
The Commission is hosted by Somerville College, Oxford, UK (whose by-laws we have included).
Copy of the constitution and/or by-laws of the organization (WORD or PDF only), or a weblink to it
1Somerville_College_By_Laws_2008.pdf
