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THE PRESIDENT
OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
13 April 2020
Excellency,
Further to General Assembly resolution 73/292, entitled, “2020 United Nations
Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and
sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”, in particular
paragraph 16 of Annex II, viz:
• “The President of the General Assembly shall also draw up lists of
representatives of other relevant non-governmental organizations, civil
society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the
private sector and philanthropic organizations whose work is relevant to the
Conference, who may participate in the Conference and the preparatory
meeting as observers, taking into account the principles of transparency and
of equitable geographical representation, and shall submit the proposed lists
to Member States for their consideration on a non-objection basis. The
President of the General Assembly shall bring a list to the attention of the
General Assembly before the preparatory meeting and, in any case, no later
than December 2019, and, where applicable, shall bring another list to the
attention of the Assembly before the Conference and, in any case, no later
than April 2020.”
Reference is also made to my letter dated 13 April 2020, informing that draft decision
A/74/L.48, entitled “2020 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of
Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and Sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine
resources for sustainable development, regarding the postponement of the ocean conference and
its preparatory process, had passed silence procedure, and thus adopted as General Assembly
decision 74/548.
Given that the adoption of decision 74/548 regarding the postponement of the ocean
conference and its preparatory meeting, did not alter the April 2020 deadline for the previously
announced Special Accreditation process, and following a review by the Secretariat in
accordance with standard practice, I have the pleasure to enclose herewith, a list of 395 non-
governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific
community, the private sector and philanthropic organizations that have applied to participate in
the conference and its preparatory meeting.
I intend to, in the absence of an objection by Monday 20 April 2020, approve the list for
accreditation to participate in the conference and its preparatory meeting. As hitherto conveyed,
the dates for the conference and its preparatory meeting will be determined by the General
Assembly at a later date.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
All Permanent Representatives
and Permanent Observers
to the United Nations
New York
Organizations proposed for Special Accreditation to attend the 2020 UN Ocean Conference
- 2nd Round - April 2020
Organization Represented Country
1. 350 Ghana Reducing Our Carbon (350 G-ROC) Ghana
2. ABANCA Corporación Bancaria S.A. Spain
3. Abioyes & Sons Farm Ventures Nigeria
4. Abreu Advogados Portugal
5. Absolutum Solel Pte Ltd Singapore
6. ACTeon France
7. ACTION ON SUSTAINBALE DEVELOPMENT KENYA NATIONAL
COALITION(ASDGC-KENYA)-kenya Kenya
8. Ad Mare Solutions, Soluções Ambientais Integradas, Lda Portugal
9. Africa Foundation South Africa
10. African Confederation of Professional Organisations of Artisanal Fisheries
(CAOPA) Senegal
11. African Heritage And Global Peace Initiative Nigeria
12. African Shipowners Association Nigeria
13. African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF) Nigeria
14. African Solution Somalia
15. Agencia Brasileira de Gerenciamento Costeiro Brazil
16. Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Spanish National
Research Council (CSIC) Spain
17. Airbnb United States
18. ALGAplus Portugal
19. Alliance to End Plastic Waste Singapore
20. Angel Support Foundation Nigeria
21. ANNPETERS GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION Nigeria
22. ANOPCERCO - Associação Nacional das Organizações de Produtores da Pesca
do Cerco Portugal
23. António Conde & Companhia, S.A. Portugal
24. Aquaculture Stewardship Council
United
Kingdom
25. AQUADEV Haiti
26. Aquamarine ventures Africa ltd Kenya
27. Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar LLC (G) Qatar
28. Arctic Youth Network Canada
29. As You Sow United States
30. Asociacion Costa Rica por Siempre Costa Rica
31. Asociación Cultural Yaku Azul "AMALAMAR" Peru
32. Assistance to Families and Victims of Clandestine Migrations (AFVMC ) Cameroon
33. Associação Brasileira de Combate ao Lixo Marinho Brazil
34. Associação de Proteção a Ecossistemas Costeiros Brazil
35. Associação Juvenil Claro Portugal
36. Associação Natureza Portugal - WWF Portugal Portugal
37. Associação Portuguesa da Indústria de Plásticos Portugal
38. Associação Portuguesa de Distribuição e Drenagem de Águas Portugal
39. Associação Route Portugal Portugal
40. Association of Science and Technology Centers United States
41. Atlantic Cities France
42. Auchan Retail España Spain
43. Australian Seaweed Institute Australia
44. B2E Associação para a Bioeconimia Azul - Laboratório Colaborativo Portugal
45. BayEcotarium (Bay.org) United States
46. BBVA - BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A., SUCURSAL
PORTUGAL Portugal
47. BeachNecessities.com United States
48. Belle Isle Conservancy United States
49. Beneath the Waves United States
50. Bermeo Tuna World Capital Spain
51. Bertarelli Foundation Switzerland
52. Beyond the Surface International United States
53. Biomimicry Taiwan China
54. Biota Inc. Palau
55. Bloomberg Philanthropies United States
56. Blue Marine Foundation
United
Kingdom
57. BlueGrowth Namibia Namibia
58. BlueNalu, Inc. United States
59. Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation Canada
60. Boatcenter Serviços e Actividades Náuticas SA Portugal
61. Bolton Food Italy
62. Borealis Austria
63. Brazilian Naval War College Brazil
64. BUSINESS as NATURE Portugal
65. Câmara de Comércio Portugal Moçambique Portugal
66. Canada's Ocean Supercluster Canada
67. Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance Canada
68. Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Canada
69. Cargill Aqua Nutrition United States
70. CEAU - Centro de Estudos de Arquitectura e Urbanismo Portugal
71. CEiiA - Centro de Engenharia e Desenvolvimento Portugal
72. Centre for Social Studies, CES Portugal
73. Centre for Sustainable Development and Environment (CENESTA)
Iran, Islamic
Republic of
74. Centre of Marine and Environmental Research - CIMA / Ualg Portugal
75. Centro Intercultural de Estudios de Desiertos y Oceanos. A.C. Mexico
76. Chalmers University of Technology Sweden
77. China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation China
78. China Institute for Marine Affairs China
79. Circulate Capital Singapore
80. Citizen Outreach Coalition
United
Kingdom
81. ClientEarth
United
Kingdom
82. Climate Bonds Initiative
United
Kingdom
83. CMA CGM Group France
84. CNRS - Centre national de la recherche scientifique France
85. Coca-Cola Iberia Spain
86. College of Exploration United States
87. Common Seas
United
Kingdom
88. Community Action for Nature Conservation (CANCO) Kenya
89. COMMUNITY AND FAMILY AID FOUNDATION-GHANA Ghana
90. Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions France
91. Cooperativa de Produtores de Peixe do Centro Litoral, CRL Portugal
92. Coral Gardeners France
93. Coral Sea Foundation Australia
94. Coral Vita Bahamas
95. Costa Humboldt Chile
96. Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development (CNADS) Portugal
97. Credit Suisse
United
Kingdom
98. Critical Software Portugal
99. Dalit Welfare Association (DWA) Nepal
100. Danish Institute for Human Rights Denmark
101. DeepGreen Metals
United
Kingdom
102. Deltares Netherlands
103. Design Tech High School United States
104. Divers for Sharks Brazil
105. Docapesca - Portos e Lotas, S.A. Portugal
106. Dropledge Pvt Ltd India
107. Durban University of Technology South Africa
108. Dynamic Planet United States
109. Eco Wave Power Israel
110. ECOncrete Tech Ltd Israel
111. Eleven Spain
112. Ensaios e Diálogos Associação - EDA Portugal
113. Environmental and Social Development Organization (ESDO) Bangladesh
114. Environmental Defence Society Incorporated New Zealand
115. Environmental Defense Fund United States
116. Envisible United States
117. EPAHARI SERVIÇOS, LDA Mozambique
118. Ervis Enviro Research Foundation India
119. EurOcean - European Centre for Information on Marine Science and Technology Portugal
120. Euronext N.V. Netherlands
121. European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD) Belgium
122. European Global Ocean Observing System Belgium
123. European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC-ERIC) France
124. European Marine Board Belgium
125. Expedition 7e Continent France
126. Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center United States
127. Faculty of Science and Technology of University of Azores Portugal
128. Fearless Fund United States
129. Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) Brazil
130. FICOSTERRA Spain
131. FishWise United States
132. Fondation BNP Paribas France
133. FOR-MAR, Sea and Fisheries Vocational Training Centre Portugal
134. Fórum Oceano Portugal
135. French Institute for Marine Science and Technology —Ifremer France
136. FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD India
137. Fugro Netherlands
138. Fundação Vasco Vieira de Almeida Portugal
139. Future Ocean Alliance, FOA Portugal
140. Gallifrey foundation Switzerland
141. GCE Ocean Technology Norway
142. Geo-Tech Consultancy Services Pakistan
143. GEOTA-Grupo de Estudos de Ordenamento do Território e Ambiente Portugal
144. German Marine Research Consortium Belgium
145. GIEK Norway
146. Global Appreciation and Skills Training Network Ghana
147. Global Choices.org ( formerly Earth Restoration Alliance )
United
Kingdom
148. Global Citizen United States
149. Global Fishing Watch United States
150. Global Maritime Forum Denmark
151. Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative Netherlands
152. Green Mentors India
153. Greensphere Environmental and Community Development Initiative Nigeria
154. Greensquare Ventures United States
155. Group on Earth Observations Switzerland
156. Grupo Ageas Portugal Portugal
157. Grupo Calvo Spain
158. Grupo Conservas Garavilla Spain
159. Grupo Iberostar Spain
160. Guangzhou County Yuexiu District Climate & Environmental Protection Center ( China
CYCAN)
161. Heirs To Our Oceans United States
162. Heriot-Watt University
United
Kingdom
163. HIRED Consult Ghana
164. Hold Norge Rent (Keep Norway Beautiful) Norway
165. HOLLADEES NIGERIA LIMITED Nigeria
166. Hope Worldwide-Pakistan New Zealand
167. HUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA
United
Kingdom
168. Humanitarian Organization for Poverty Eradication Pakistan
169. Iberdrola Spain
170. INDEEDWISKIDLINK MULTI SOLUTIONS LIMITED Nigeria
171. Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques (IRIS) France
172. Institute for Science & Ethics France
173. Institute of Marine Research - Spanish National Research Council Spain
174. Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences Poland
175. Instituto Baleia Jubarte - Brazilian Humpback Whale Institute Brazil
176. Instituto Costa Brasilis Brazil
177. Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade Portugal
178. Instituto Ekko Brasil Brazil
179. Instituto Linha D'Água Brazil
180. Instituto Meros do Brasil Brazil
181. Instituto Monitoramento Mirim Costeiro Brazil
182. Instituto Superior de Agronomia Portugal
183. International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification United States
184. International Association of Fish Inspectors Portugal
185. International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP)
United
Kingdom
186. International Centre for Research on the Environment and the Economy Greece
187. International Dialogue on Underwater Munitions (IDUM) Canada
188. International Ocean Film Festival United States
189. Intertek Switzerland
190. Intertek Agri World Switzerland
191.
Investhill Group
Congo,
Democratic
Republic of the
192. IrRADIARE, Science for Evolution Portugal
193. ISCTE-IUL - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Portugal
194. Jet Age Nation Builders Nigeria
195. Katapult Ocean Norway
196. Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation Sweden
197. Kijani Energy
United
Kingdom
198. KIMO International United
Kingdom
199. Lady Lawyer Foundation Italy
200. Liga para a Protecção da Natureza Portugal
201. Little Citizens for Climate Israel
202. Local Community Development Association Cameroon
203. Locally-Managed Marine Area (LMMA) Network International Fiji
204. Lone Star College - Tomball United States
205. Long Distance Advisory Council Spain
206. Makesense France
207. Marevivo Onlus Italy
208. Marine Biological Association
United
Kingdom
209. Marine Communications/Manaia Productions New Zealand
210. Marine Conservation Society
United
Kingdom
211. Marine Ecosystems Protected Areas (MEPA) Trust
Antigua and
Barbuda
212. Marine Educational Center Sweden
213. MARINNOVA Portugal
214. Maritime Archaeology Trust
United
Kingdom
215. Market Advisory Council Belgium
216. MAZE Decoding Impact Portugal
217. McKinsey.org United States
218. MDA Geospatial Services Inc Canada
219. Medical IMPACT Mexico
220. Mental and Environmetal Development Initiative for Children Nigeria
221. Mercator Ocean International France
222. MERI Foundation Chile
223. METRO AG Germany
224. Millennium Campus Network United States
225. Mind The Trash Consulting Lda Portugal
226. Mirpuri Foundation Portugal
227. MIT Policy Lab at the Center for International Studies United States
228. MoreSe Croatia
229. Narconon Nigeria initiative Nigeria
230. National Chiao Tung University China
231. National Maritime Foundation India
232. National Ocean Policy Coalition United States
233. Natur og Ungdom Norway
234. Nausicaá, National Sea Centre France
235. Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) Kenya
236. New England Aquarium United States
237. Nicoya Peninsula Wakerkeeper Costa Rica
238. Nigeria Surfing Federation Nigeria
239. Nigerian Women Agro Allied Farmers Association Nigeria
240. NOVA School of Law Portugal
241. OASIS Serbia
242. Observatorio Ciudadano Chile
243. Observatório do Mar dos Açores (Sea Observatory of the Azores) Portugal
244. Ocean 14 Capital
United
Kingdom
245. Ocean Alive Portugal
246. Ocean Energy Europe Belgium
247. Ocean Impact Organisation Australia
248. Ocean Networks Canada Canada
249. Ocean Recovery Alliance China
250. OceanGovernance Limited
United
Kingdom
251. OceanHub Africa South Africa
252. OceanMind
United
Kingdom
253. OceanPact Serviços Maritimos SA Brazil
254. OceanPrime - Madeira Mariculture Portugal
255. Oceans 5, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors United States
256. Odysseus Destination Management AB (ODM WW SMM) Sweden
257. Okeanos-UAc, Marine Sciences R&D Institute Portugal
258. OLSPS International Portugal
259. One Blue Ocean United States
260. OPCENTRO COOP. PESCA GERAL DO CENTRO, CRL Portugal
261. Organización de Productores Asociados de grandes Atuneros Congeladores
(OPAGAC) Spain
262. Parley for the Oceans United States
263. Paul Ricard Oceanographic Institute France
264. PepsiCo United States
265. Phyxius SCR, S.A. Portugal
266. Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao) China
267. Plan Bleu pour l'Environnement et le Développement en Méditerranée France
268. planblue GmbH Germany
269. Planet Tracker
United
Kingdom
270. Planeta Oceano (Asociación para la Conservación de Ambientes Marinos y
Costeros) Peru
271. Plant-for-the-Planet Germany
272. Plastic Soup Foundation Netherlands
273. Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias Spain
274. Pole Mer Bretagne Atlantique France
275. Portuguese Association for Business Ethics Portugal
276. Portuguese NGDO Platform Portugal
277. Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds (SPEA) Portugal
278. Portuguese Yoga Confederation Portugal
279. Posidonia Green Project Spain
280. Preserve the Environment initiative Nigeria
281. PricewaterhouseCoopers & Associados, Lda. Portugal
282. Prime initiative for Green Development (PIGD) Nigeria
283. Principle Power Portugal
284. PROGRESPECT India
285. Project AWARE United States
286. Project Everyone
United
Kingdom
287. Protect Our Planet Movement United States
288. Resources Legacy Fund United States
289. Response Global Media Limited
United
Kingdom
290. Restore Coral Naturalia Mexico
291. REV OCEAN Norway
292. Rhodes University South Africa
293. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. United States
294. Royal College of Art
United
Kingdom
295. SAFE WATER GLOBAL INITIATIVE Nigeria
296. SafetyNet Technologies
United
Kingdom
297. Sailors for the Sea Japan Japan
298. Salmones Camanchaca S.A. Chile
299. SALT Norway
300. Sanmat (Sri Someswar Nath Mahadev Trust) India
301. Save Philippine Seas (Philippine Seatizens, Inc.) Philippines
302. Save The Plastic Belgium
303. Save The Waves Coalition United States
304. Sciaena - Oceanos # Conservação # Sensibilização Portugal
305. Scottish Association for Marine Science
United
Kingdom
306. Sea Shepherd Legal United States
307. SeaAhead, Inc. United States
308. Seabased AB Sweden
309. SEAentia-food, Lda Portugal
310. Searious Business Netherlands
311. Seastainable Singapore
312. SEO/BirdLife Spain
313. Sociedade de Avaliação Estratégica e Risco Lda Portugal
314. SOJA DE PORTUGAL - SOCIEDADE GESTORA DE PARTICIPAÇÕES
SOCIAIS S.A. Portugal
315. Solten France
316. SOS Animal - Grupo de Socorro Animal de Portugal Portugal
317. SpaceBrains
United
Kingdom
318. SPECO - Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia Portugal
319. Springer Nature
United
Kingdom
320. Stichting BirdLife Europe Belgium
321. SUCCESSFUL GREEN INITIATIVE Nigeria
322. SUEZ France
323. Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute India
324. SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE Nigeria
325. Sustainable Goals, Lda. Portugal
326. Sustainable Marine Energy
United
Kingdom
327. Synchronicity Earth
United
Kingdom
328. SYSTEMIQ
United
Kingdom
329. TECNOAMBIENTE, S.L.U. Spain
330. Tetra Tech United States
331. The Blue Marine Foundation
United
Kingdom
332. The Circulate Initiative Singapore
333. The Common Good Foundation, Inc. United States
334. The Elemen'Terre Project France
335. The Irish Wildlife Trust Ireland
336. The Minderoo Foundation Australia
337. The Ocean Data Foundation Norway
338. The Recycling Partnership United States
339. The Schmidt Family Foundation United States
340. The SeaCleaners France
341. The University of Edinburgh
United
Kingdom
342. Time Shrine Foundation United States
343. TMA BlueTech United States
344. Tobacco Free Portfolios Australia
345. Today We Have Poland
346. TOGETHER FOR ENERGY,ENVIRONMENT AND WATER Cameroon
347. Torvald Klaveness Norway
348. Toyor Al salam for Human Rights Iraq
349. Training Resources Group Inc. United States
350. Tsleil-Waututh Nation Canada
351. UiT The Arctic University of Norway Norway
352. UMITRON Singapore
353. UN Global Compact - Network Portugal Portugal
354. UN Global Compact Spain Spain
355. UNESCO Chair for Sustainability of the Oceans at the University of São Paulo Brazil
356. UNIDCOM/IADE, Universidade Europeia Portugal
357. United by the Sea Portugal
358. United Nations Global Compact Network Brazil Brazil
359. United Sikhs United States
360. United World College Mahindra College India
361. Universeum AB Sweden
362. Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Spain
363. Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro Brazil
364. Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Nova School of Business and Economics Portugal
365. Université de Bretagne Occidentale - IUEM France
366. University of Bergen Norway
367. University of Coimbra Portugal
368. University of Gdansk Poland
369. University of Milano-Bicocca - Marine Sciences Program Italy
370. University of Nairobi Kenya
371. University of Plymouth - Marine Institute
United
Kingdom
372. University of Strathclyde
United
Kingdom
373. Upwell Turtles United States
374. Urban Institute United States
375. VELUX FONDEN Denmark
376. Vieira de almeida & Associados (VdA) Portugal
377. Villavicencio North American Trade Company SA de CV Mexico
378. Visible Seas Australia
379. VOCAL LINK DIGITAL CONNECTION Nigeria
380. Volt Europa Belgium
381. Vulcan Inc United States
382. Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans United States
383. Walton Family Foundation United States
384. WavEC Offshore Renewables Portugal
385. We Are Forces of Nature, Inc. United States
386. Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council United States
387. Willis Towers Watson Ireland
388. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution United States
389. World Development Foundation United States
390. World Economic Forum Switzerland
391. World Sailing
United
Kingdom
392. World Team Now United States
393. WSL PURE United States
394. Xi'an Underwaterdynamics Ltd China
395. Zero Waste Lab - Zewalab Associação Lix0 Portugal