71% of the surface of the blue planet we live on is ocean. As the largest ecosystem on Earth, the blue ocean provides a variety of ecosystem services for humans, including food supply, livelihood employment, natural products, tourism and recreation, biodiversity, clean water, carbon sinks and climate change response. In particular, coastal habitats can provide surrounding communities with ecological security barriers such as wind and wave protection, disaster prevention and mitigation. However, with the rapid development of human society today, under the dual pressure of the impact of human activities and the impact of climate change, the ocean is facing an unprecedented crisis. The United Nations has designated the decade of 2021-2030 as the United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration and Ocean Decade, calling on all sectors to take action to protect and repair the planet on which we depend for survival.
At the side event of the 2nd United Nations Ocean Conference in 2022, " Promoting Blue Partnership for a Shared Sustainable Future" officially released the "Blue Partnership Principles", which include 16 basic principles, clearly stating that on the basis of voluntariness and cooperation, we will jointly promote marine ecological protection and restoration, address climate change, prevent and control marine pollution, and sustainably utilize marine resources. In response to this initiative, the SEE Foundation and the Ant Foundation jointly launched a special fund for the " Blue Partnership Action ", dedicated to promoting international marine cooperation and supporting the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG14). The white paper "China's Marine Ecological and Environmental Protection" issued in 2024 also affirmed the achievements of the "Blue Partnership Fund" in promoting international cooperation in marine ecological protection.
The third United Nations Ocean Conference will be held in Nice, France in 2025, with the theme of "Accelerating Action and Mobilizing All to Protect and Sustainable Use the Ocean". In order to showcase and promote innovative practices, successful experiences and typical models in international cooperation under the Blue Partnership, we are planning to collect and publish small yet smart "Blue Partnership" Excellent Case Studies of Marine Ecological Protection and Restoration. By collecting excellent cases, we can enhance the influence of international cooperation and promote experience exchange and cooperation network building.
1. Excellent cases will be included in the "Blue Partnership" Excellent Case Studies
of Marine
Ecological Protection and Restoration, and promoted at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference
in 2025;
2. Excellent cases will receive certificates of honor, and representatives of
excellent case
institutions will have the opportunity to be invited to participate in international marine
protection exchange activities;
3. Excellent case units participating in the future "Blue Partnership Action Fund"
marine
protection project recruitment will be given priority and are more likely to receive funding
from the "Blue Partnership Action Fund"; (For details, please see the Blue Partnership Action
Fund official website link：http://foundation.en.see.org.cn/BPAF/)
This call for cases is open to the world to collect international "small yet beautiful" marine ecological protection and restoration projects that comply with the principles of the Blue Partnership:
1. Reflect equal cooperation: Encourage partners of different countries, types and diversity to jointly promote marine ecological restoration on a voluntary and cooperative basis;
2. Focus on marine ecological protection and restoration: Through the implementation of nature-based solutions, we will carry out marine ecosystem restoration actions, promote marine ecosystem protection, establish and effectively manage a network of marine nature reserves, and restore and maintain the health, service functions and value of marine ecosystems;
3. Innovative and influential: The project has carried out marine ecological protection and restoration through innovative methods, and the project results have achieved remarkable results in marine ecological protection, community development, etc. The case results and experience are suitable for promotion;
4. Sustainability of the "small yet smart" case: The project has the potential for long-term sustainable development and provides sustainable financial support for marine ecological protection and restoration through diversified sustainable financial channels.
This case collection is open to institutions and organizations around the world engaged in marine ecological protection and restoration:
1. Government Organizations
2. International Organizations
3. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
4. Research institutions and universities
5. Enterprise
6. Community and Volunteer Groups
1. Project Name
2. Applicant
3. Cooperation
Partners
4. Project Introduction: project background, threats to the
protected and
restored
objects and causes of degradation, strategies to solve the problems, and protection and
restoration actions taken etc.
5. Results and impacts: including
ecological, social, economic and other aspects
6. Innovation
7. Scalability and
sustainability
8. Case pictures and video materials: HD project site
pictures, activity photos,
etc.
(no
less than 10 photos), HD project video (resolution no less than 1080p, video no less than 4
x
30s)
1. Innovation: The cooperation model or technical approach is
innovative.
2. Replicability: Case results and experience are suitable for
promotion.
3. Impact: The project results have achieved remarkable results
in marine
ecological
protection, community development and other aspects.
4. Multi-party cooperation:
multi-stakeholder cooperation and participation
5. Sustainability:
The project has the potential to be sustainable in the long
term.
1. Call for Cases period: January 21, 2025 - March 30, 2025
2.
Selection period: April 1, 2025 - April 15, 2025
3. Casebook
Preparation: April 1, 2025 - May 30, 2025
4. Results release:
June 2025 (during the United Nations Ocean Conference)
Please submit the case application form in Word and PDF format, and attachments to the
following email address:
Email address: bpaf@see.org.cn
Email title format:
[Blue Partnership Case Collection]_Unit Name_Project Name
Deadline: March 30,
2025
If you have any questions, please contact bpaf@see.org.cn to confirm whether you
meet the
application requirements.
