Thematic Breakout Session “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”

Objectives

• To inform about the most essential priority challenges in need of action to ensure protection and sustainable use of oceans, seas and related ecosystems, such as those reflected in SDG 14: marine pollution, ecosystems, climate change and ocean acidification, fisheries, marine protected areas and sustainable livelihoods related to ocean activities;
• To give an overview of ongoing youth consultations on SDG 14 and discuss related key messages;
• To discuss and identify potential roles of youth in the international efforts in these subjects and discuss the way youth can contribute to these efforts;
• Serve as an input to the ongoing Oceans/SDG14 Conference Process, as well as the considerations of SDG 14 under the 2017 HLPF;
• A special focus will be to raise awareness of the marine litter issue and seek input from participants on the Global Campaign on Marine Litter.