Young people play important leadership roles in ocean conservation and the protection of marine areas. From the IUCN Congress in Marseilles to the more recent United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, young professionals are mobilising and taking action to protect the world’s oceans.

At the beginning of the month, Young people made up approximately one-third of all participants at the Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5). Their perspectives are helping shape the thematic discussions that took place at the Congress. IMPAC5 aimed to provide an opportunity for the global community of marine conservation managers, practitioners, and decision-makers to exchange knowledge, experience, and best practices to strengthen marine biodiversity conservation and protect the ocean’s natural and cultural heritage.

Six individuals from the Pacific (Papua New Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Samoa, Cook Islands and Fiji) participated in IMPAC5 through financial support from the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Programme, the IMPAC1 Organising Committee, IUCN Oceania and Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).

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